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The Abilene-Taylor County Public Health District is organizing COVID-19 vaccination clinics at the Abilene Convention Center – when the state releases doses here. "We have completed a state survey letting them know of our capacity to conduct mass vaccination clinics and are continuing to plan and prepare for this, but do not have a time frame of when we can expect to receive additional vaccines," public health director Annette Lerma said. The Texas Department of State Health Services announced Thursday that next week it "will direct most of the COVID-19 vaccine received from the federal g...

Vials of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived Thursday at Hendrick Medical Center North. "This is the beginning of the end for this pandemic, I hope and pray," said Greg Perry, Hendrick pharmacy clinical manager, as he opened a box containing the vials in a video released by the health system. Hendrick received three boxes of 195 vials each, and at least five doses can be pulled from each vial, and possibly a sixth, Perry said. "This is our best opportunity today to end the shutdowns, to end having to wear masks, to end the pandemic and the pain and suffering that goes with it," Perry said. "...

Taylor now has reached 167 deaths. The deceased are two men: one in his 70s with preexisting conditions and the other in his 60s with unknown medical predisposition, officials reported. The average age of all deceased is 77. The county has reported 50 COVID-19-linked deaths in December, compared to 41 in November and 16 in October.  The 125 new cases are based on 65 polymerase chain reaction tests and 60 antigen tests.  Active cases number 2,440 (943 PCR cases and 1,497 antigen cases), which is 177 fewer than the total of 2,617 reported a week ago on Dec. 9.   COVID-19 inpatients at A...

COVID-19: Taylor County deaths climb 3 more, plus 110 new cases The number of county deaths connected to the coronavirus is 165.  The deceased are a man and a woman each in their 80s with preexisting health conditions and a woman in her 70s with unknown medical predisposition, health officials said. In the past eight days, Taylor County has reported 39 COVID-19-linked deaths.  The 110 new cases are based on 57 polymerase chain reaction tests and 53 antigen tests. Active cases total 2,481 (913 PCR cases and 1,568 antigen cases).  There are 102 COVID-19 inpatients at Abilene hospitals, which...