More than 900,000 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine are coming to Texas next week

More than 900,000 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be shipped to Texas next week, according to state health officials.

The Texas Department of State Health Services announced the delivery Friday and said the state allocates 685,470 doses to at least 481 providers in 183 counties.

There will also be more than 230,000 additional doses available at pharmacy locations and federally qualified health centers that come directly from the federal government, according to health officials.

Below are how many vaccines the first centers in Bexar County will receive next week, according to the state health services website.

• San Antonio Metropolitan Health District Main Immunization Clinic – 300 doses of Moderna vaccine and 12,870 doses of Pfizer vaccine for week 15.

• University health system – 12,870 doses of Pfizer vaccine for week 15.

• * UT Health San Antonio / Wellness 360 (Adult) – 7,020 doses of Pfizer vaccine for week 15.

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Texas has now given more than 8.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, an increase of 1.2 million in the past week, according to state health officials.

More than 6 million people have received at least one dose and more than 3 million are now fully vaccinated, says the state health department. A total of 59% of seniors in Texas have received at least one dose, and one in three is now fully vaccinated.

Nearly one in seven Texans who are at least 16 years old are also fully vaccinated, according to state health officials.

As of last week, residents between the ages of 50 and 64 are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. These are added to Phase 1A and Phase 1B residents who are also eligible to receive their vaccines.

These phases include 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 and older with a chronic condition that puts them at risk. increased severe disease from COVID-19.

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Persons employed in pre-primary, primary and secondary schools, as well as in the Head Start and Early Head Start programs (including teachers, staff and bus drivers) and those working as or for authorized childcare providers, including center-providers Nursing and family care are also eligible.

For more information on state vaccine deliveries or for more information on available COVID-19 vaccines, visit the state health department website here.