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Scott and White has the COVID-19 vaccine, but who is getting it next? Multiple essential staff from EMS to nursing home employees are on the DSHS list for getting the vaccine, but some will need to wait a month or more. Author: Andrew Moore Updated: 7:09 PM CST December 15, 2020 TEMPLE, Texas — Baylor Scott and White in Temple already got the COVID-19 vaccine, but there is a long list of health care workers in the state's "Phase 1A" distribution cycle. Not everyone will get the vaccine from the same source or at the same time.  Bell County Health Immunizatio...

Midlothian Answers-When Will the COVID-19 Vaccine be Available Locally? Share via: DFW Healthcare Workers Started Receiving Vaccines Today As the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are distributed in North Texas, many people wonder when it will be available in our community and will it be safe to take. Martin Koonsman, MD, chief medical officer for Methodist Health System, said in an interview televised on NBC 5 last week, “The vaccine appears to be highly effective. The safety profile of the vaccine is quite similar to what we would see with other vaccines. The side effects are quite simi...

Insurers, providers prepare for COVID-19 vaccine administration costs Modern Healthcare Illustration / Getty Images While the federal government is covering the cost of the COVID-19 vaccine for consumers during the public health emergency, some insurers may be left to foot the bill for providers' time administering the shot. Although several insurers have said their members won't be charged for the vaccine or its administration, some providers expect to shoulder some costs as well. "We greatly appreciate that the federal government is covering the cost of the vaccine, and the administration ...

CVS, Walgreens to start COVID-19 vaccination clinics for long-term care Modern Healthcare Illustration / Getty Images CVS and Walgreens expect to start COVID-19 vaccination clinics in long-term care facilities in a week. Since the Food and Drug Administration on Friday granted emergency use authorization for the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech, the major pharmacy chains are working with skilled-nursing and assisted-living facilities to coordinate on-site vaccinations. That "work is already underway," Ruth Link-Gelles, an epidemiologist for the Centers for Disease Control and Pr...

More than 9,200 Texans were hospitalized with COVID-19 yesterday and hospital systems are at to close to their full intensive care unit capacity in several parts of the state, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.