Govt-19 vaccine: Texas hospitals receive millions on Mondays and Tuesdays

TEXAS (KDRK) – The country’s first Govt-19 vaccine is expected to arrive in hospitals across the United States next week, in Texas, sooner than you think.

On Friday, December 11, the Pfizer-Bioendech vaccine was approved by the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention then accepted the recommendation of the Advisory Board to distribute the drug to people 16 years of age and older.

“Texas is set to receive higher levels this month than the total number of Texans tested positive for COVID,” state Greg Abbott tweeted Saturday.

Many hospitals in Texas are due to receive the Pfizer Covit-19 vaccine Monday and Tuesday, according to the Texas State Department of Health Services.

Below is a list of hospitals:

Monday, Dec.14
San Antonio: Health 360 (UTHealth San Antonio)
Dallas: Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Austin: UT Health Austin Dell Medical School
Houston: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Tuesday, Dec. 15

Amarillo: Texas Tech Univ. Health Science Center Amarillo
Corpus Christi: Christus Spawn Health System Beach
Dallas: Parkland Hospital
Dallas: UT Southwest

Edinburgh: Physicians Hospital in the Renaissance
Edinburgh: UT Health RGV Edinburgh
El Paso: University Medical Center El Paso
Fort Worth: Texas Health Resources Medical Assistance
Calveston: University of Texas Medical Branch Hospital
Houston: Texas Children’s Hospital Primary
Houston: LPJ Hospital
Houston: CHI St. Luke’s Health
Houston: Memorial Herman Texas Medical Center
Houston: Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston: Ben Dub General Hospital
Lupac: Conventional Medical Center
San Angelo: Shannon Pharmacy

Temple: Baylor Scott and White Medical Center
Tyler: UT Health Science Center Tyler

According to state health chiefs, health care providers or workers within medical facilities, along with nursing home residents and staff, will be vaccinated first.

Shipping companies UPS and FedEx will deliver Pfizer vaccine to nearly 150 state locations, Operation Warp Speed ​​officials said.

“We have 18 clinics throughout the Harris Health System, most of which, if not all, now have a deep freezing condition so they can get vaccinated,” said Dr. Esmail Porsa, President and CEO of Harris Health System. “When the dose of the vaccine is adequate, our public can begin to be vaccinated.”

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said the city is preparing a plan for when the vaccine will be widely distributed to the community.

“When it comes time for the wider community, we want to make sure the communities most affected by COVID-19 are not behind in equity and distribution,” Turner said.

The initial shortage is due to the United States joining hands with Britain and many other countries to vaccinate as many people as possible before a long, severe winter. It has taken several months to reduce the corona virus, which has risen to catastrophic levels in recent weeks and has already killed 1.5 million lives worldwide.

The move sets the stage for the biggest vaccination campaign in U.S. history – but it also has global changes, as it sets a precedent for many countries facing the same end.

It “gives people the potential to feel confident in this situation where the epidemic is not under control,” Dr Ukhur Sahin, CEO of Bioentech, told the Associated Press.

The Associated Press and ABC News contributed to the report.