More than 800,000 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in Texas this week

More than 800,000 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will be shipped 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 656,810 doses to at least 445 providers in 178 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 Vaccination Main Clinic – 10,530 doses of the Pfizer vaccine during week 14.

• University health system – 12,870 doses of the Pfizer vaccine during week 14.

• * UT Health San Antonio / Wellness 360 (adult) – 5,850 doses of the Pfizer vaccine for week 14.

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This is the third largest vaccine allocation the state has received since the start of COVID-19 vaccines, according to state health officials, although it is lower than the record of more than one million first doses administered on last week.

According to state health officials, there will be smaller amounts of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine over the next two weeks as production increases.

In addition, federally supported vaccination sites in Arlington, Dallas and Houston will begin administering second vaccine doses over the next three weeks.

Last week, the state announced that residents ages 50 to 64 could receive a COVID-19 vaccine starting March 15th. They are added to residents of Phase 1A and Phase 1B categories who can receive their vaccines.

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These phases include front-line health workers and residents of long-term care centers and phase 1B includes people over the age of 65 or anyone 16 years of age or older with a chronic illness that puts them at greater risk for disease. severe for COVID-19.

People who work in infant, primary and secondary schools, as well as the Head Start and Early Head Start programs (including teachers, staff and bus drivers) and those who work as care providers in authorized children or including family and family care providers are also eligible.

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