Share Area Residents Slowly Getting Vaccines, Restrictions Loosened COVID-19 vaccines continue to slowly make their way into the area, and hospitalization rates are now low enough in the local trauma service region for certain restrictions to be loosened by the state. Department of State Health Services (DSHS) data showed that 3,145 Hill County residents had received at least one dose of a vaccine as of Friday, February 26. So far, 2,800 vaccines have been allocated to the county, indicating that some Hill County residents are finding vaccines at locations outside of the county. During a press conference Friday, February 26, Governor Greg Abbott announced the