More than 1 million first doses of COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in Texas this week

More than a million first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will be sent to Texas this week, according to state health officials.

The Texas State Department of Health Services announced the shipment Friday and said the state assigns 929,320 doses to 1,561 providers in 234 counties.

There will also be an additional 200,000 doses available at federally qualified pharmacies and health centers, which come directly from the federal government, according to health officials.

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

• San Antonio Metropolitan Health District Main Vaccination Clinic – 10,530 doses of the Pfizer vaccine for week 13.

• University health system – 12,870 doses of the Pfizer vaccine for week 13.

• * UT Health San Antonio / Wellness 360 (adult) – 5,850 doses of the Pfizer vaccine for week 13.

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The increase in statewide vaccine supply is due to 245,200 doses of the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine, according to state health officials.

The single-dose vaccine was authorized by the FDA last weekend and will ship 24,000 doses to suppliers at vaccination sites in Arlington, Dallas and Houston.

It is unclear when doses of the J&J vaccine will arrive in Bexar County so far.

In addition to these first doses, the state is also asking for 457,000 second doses for people who received the first vaccination a few weeks ago, according to state health officials.

“DSHS automatically orders that second doses arrive at suppliers the week they can start administering, so they will be available when needed. People should be able to return to the same provider to receive their second dose within six weeks of getting the first, ”health officials said in a press release.

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

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