Covid 19 Vaccine Update

Quite a few patients have been able to get immunized based on what they have told me and reports that I have received. Many received theirs from UT Health and Christus Santa Rosa who had received relatively large quantities of vaccines. Today I also received word that Walgreens was booking appointments online for vaccine for 1b patients, but they were filling up fast.

https://www.walgreens.com/findcare/vaccination/covid-19

I also received documentation the HEB (at least Central Market) is vaccinating 1b patients so if they had taken your name, you may want to check with them.

Immtrac2, TDHS’s vaccine tracker is no longer taking phone calls. You can only send them an email, so I don’t know when and if we will receive vaccine. My prediction has been that vaccine will go to organizations that have the ability to immunize large numbers of people quickly. Patients who were immunized at Wonderland Mall were very complimentary about the efficiency of the process.

Here is what the TMA released today about next week’s vaccine distribution.

COVID-19 VACCINES UPDATE

Read the Jan. 6 report: No Vaccine Should Be Kept In Reserve,” Health Official Says

Distribution and Prioritization

The Department of State Health Services’ (DSHS) hosts weekly meetings of the Expert Vaccine Allocation Panel (EVAP). Find details below, and check this DSHS webpage for updates.

Vaccines to Go to Large Hubs, Officials Say: Most of next week’s COVID-19 vaccine allotment will be sent to large facilities that can vaccinate more than 100,000 people, the Texas Department of State Health Services said. “Providers that receive the larger amounts of vaccine will vaccinate health care workers, people who are 65 and older, and those who have a medical condition that increases their risk of severe disease or death,” the announcement says. Read more information.
Texas to Receive Almost $2 Billion to Support Vaccines, Testing: Texas will receive more than $227 million to support COVID-19 vaccination activities, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced. The funds will be distributed throughout the state, CDC said. Texas also will receive an additional $1.5 billion to support testing, contact tracing, surveillance, containment, and mitigation to monitor and suppress the spread of COVID-19, CDC said. Read more information.
“There Is No Need to Reserve Shots”: State health officials continue to urge vaccine administrators to use all doses to avoid waste. “Providers should use all doses allocated to administer the first dose of vaccine to people,” DSHS said. “There is no need to reserve shots for a second dose because they will get a matching number of doses for that at the appropriate time.” Read more information.

I think that people should check the websites of the large pharmacy chains because they will be the most likely sources of vaccine.

Someone today expressed astonishment that there is not an online vaccine registration website for scheduling. There is one that will be available for locating the vaccine when it is widely available for the general public.

https://vaccinefinder.org/

Covid 19 Vaccine Update

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