Metro Health, WellMed to reopen COVID-19 vaccination registry, receives 9,000 more doses each

SAINT ANTHONY – The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District and WellMed have each received an additional 9,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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

To avoid the overwhelming rush of dating-seeking residents that occurred with Alamodome’s first series of appointments, the city of San Antonio will make appointments available on an ongoing basis.

Friday’s appointments will be for approximately 2,000 spaces on Monday. On Saturday, the city will provide 2,000 spaces for Tuesday, etc. The registration system will continue to open as appointments become available due to cancellations.

“With more frequent registration opportunities, we hope to spread the demand and give eligible residents more chances to book an appointment for the vaccine,” said Colleen Bridger, assistant municipal manager. “The vaccine is still scarce, so please be patient. We hope that the supply of vaccines will improve in the coming weeks. “

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

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 must try again.

WellMed received 9,000 doses of the Modern vaccine to be distributed next week. Additional doses were available from the Texas State Department of Health Services.

Starting Saturday, Jan. 16, those who meet the requirements to get a vaccine can call the toll-free number, 833-968-1745, to set a daily appointment from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. until all appointments are met.

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

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

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

Callers are encouraged to keep calling, and if phone lines are overflowing, you will hear one of the following two messages:

• One, a cell phone: “The line you’re trying to reach is out of service.”

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

In addition, WellMed claims that if you are still being hacked after moving on to the recorded greeting, it means all operators are calling.

Those who meet the requirements to get a vaccine right now are health care workers, anyone 65 years of age or older, and adults 18 years of age or older with chronic health conditions.

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

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