SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District will open 10,000 vaccinations at the Alamodome vaccine site on Sunday, officials said.
Metro Health works with state and local partners to help distribute vaccines to people designated by the Texas Department of State Health Services.
The 10,000 vaccine appointments for the first dose will be available Sunday on the Metro Health COVID-19 vaccine registration site.
“Residents without internet access can call 311 for registration assistance,” officials said in a statement. “The region continues to focus on vaccinating Phase 1A and 1B populations, which include health workers, SME providers, home health workers, long-term care staff, residents of long-term care units and people with age over 65 or over 16 with chronic health conditions. “
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Only people in Phase 1A and Phase 1B of the state are currently eligible for the vaccine. Phase 1A includes primary care workers and residents of long-term care facilities, and Phase 1B includes people over the age of 65 or anyone 16 years of age or older with a chronic condition that puts them at increased risk. of serious diseases caused by COVID-19.
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