Metro Health, WellMed to reopen COVID-19 vaccination registration, receive another 9,000 doses each

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District and WellMed each received another 9,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

Metro Health, which has received a shipment of the Pfizer vaccine, will begin booking reservations for Alamodome on Friday next week.

To avoid the overwhelming rush of residents looking for meetings that took place with the first round of appointments in the Alamodome, the city of San Antonio will provide continuous appointments.

Friday’s appointments will be for about 2,000 slots on Monday. On Saturday, the city will provide 2,000 slots for Tuesday and so on. The registration system will continue to reopen as appointments become available due to cancellations.

“With more frequent registration opportunities, we hope to expand the application and give eligible residents more opportunities to book a vaccine appointment,” said City Deputy Director Dr. Colleen Bridger. “The vaccine is still rare, so please be patient. We expect the supply of vaccines to improve in the next few weeks. ”

Appointments for Alamodome can be made by visiting covid19.sanantonio.gov/vaccine. Residents with internet access should use the website to sign up.

People without internet access should call 311 and select option 8 to book an appointment. If you receive a busy signal, it means that all operators are receiving other calls, and callers should try again.

WellMed received 9,000 doses of Modern vaccine for distribution next week. Additional doses were provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Starting Saturday, January 16, those who qualify for a vaccine can call the toll-free number, 833-968-1745, to schedule a daily appointment from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., until all meetings are completed.

You must schedule an appointment to receive the vaccine, as the accessories will not be accepted.

When you call, you may have trouble passing because phone lines have been flooded with people trying to set up an appointment.

According to WellMed, since January 9, the telephone line has received more than 7.9 million calls.

Callers are encouraged to keep calling, and if phone lines are overwhelmed, you’ll hear one of two messages:

• A mobile phone: “The line you are trying to touch is out of service.”

• On a landline: “All circuits are busy. Please try the call again later. ”

WellMed also states that if you are interrupted after reaching the recorded welcome message, it means that all operators are on call.

Those who qualify right now to get a vaccine are health care workers, anyone 65 and older and adults 18 and older with chronic health conditions.

The clinics that administer the vaccines are Elvira Cisneros Senior Community Activity Center at 517 SW Military Drive and Alicia Trevino Lopez Senior One-Stop Center at 8353 Culebra Road.

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