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San Antonio last big Texas city to create vaccine portal Follow Us Question of the Day     By - Associated Press - Thursday, April 1, 2021 SAN ANTONIO (AP) - San Antonio has become the last major Texas city to establish a sign-up portal for scheduling COVID-19 vaccinations. City Council voted on Wednesday to set up the portal, allowing residents to be notified when vaccination appointments become available. The San Antonio Express-News reported this is a capability that other Texas cities s...

San Antonio City Council approves vaccine registry for ages 65+ Vaccine providers would take people off registry to fill appointments; could take 3-4 weeks to set up Updated:  Tags:  SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio seniors will soon be able to sign up for a vaccine registry, which could make it easier for them to get an appointment. The San Antonio City Council members present voted unanimously Wednesday afternoon. It was not clear if District 8 Councilman Manny Pelaez was on the video conference for the vote to create a registry from which vaccine providers could draw names of people they can...

Vaccine waitlist expected to be discussed during city council committee Tuesday Community Health & Equity Committee meeting at 3 p.m. Tuesday Tags:  SAN ANTONIO – With all Texans 50 years old and over now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, the pool of people anxiously looking for appointments has grown larger. While many Bexar County residents have had to rely on luck and good timing to snag a coveted spot at one of the mass vaccination sites, some have wondered if there’s a better way. On Tuesday, one alternative will come up again - the creation of a vaccine registry or waitlist...

'The definition of anxiety-inducing' - San Antonio council members weigh one-stop sign-up portal for vaccinations FacebookTwitterEmail Barbara Washington, 65 receives her first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination on Jan. uary 29, 2021, in a drive-thru vaccination line at the Alamodome.Jessica Phelps /Staff photographer Officials with two major COVID-19 vaccine providers in San Antonio say they aren’t convinced the city needs a one-stop sign-up portal for people trying to schedule vaccinations. San Antonio is the only major Texas city without some form of a vaccine registry. Other major...

Courage: Metro Health dropped the ball on vaccine waitlist John Courage, For the Express-News March 5, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Re: “Waitlists for vaccinations needed here,” Editorial, Saturday I am disappointed San Antonio is the only major city in Texas to not have a COVID-19 registration. I have been asking for a registration since vaccines became available, and two weeks ago at City Council, I called for a vote on the issue, which failed 7-4. This proposal will be heard at the next scheduled Community Health & Equity committee, but time is of the essence and more must be done. Metro...