3,000 vaccine appointments opened by Houston Health Department filled
HOUSTON โ The Houston Health Department opened 3,000 coronavirus vaccine appointments this week and all of those appointments were filled as of Wednesday morning. The appointments were for the first dose of the Moderna vaccine at the Reed Road Parking Lot (2098 Reed Rd. People who show up without confirmed appointments will be turned away. Appointments are based on vaccine availability, and current appointments may be adjusted based on the departmentโs allotment. Another 1,000 slots were opened Wednesday for Saturday appointments.
COVID-19 vaccines to be administered inside Galveston Ball HS this week
GALVESTON, Texas โ One of the latest shipments of COVID-19 vaccines will soon be administered inside Galvestonโs Ball High School. The non-profit Teen Health Center operates a clinic at the school and plans to start vaccinating school workers and certain students on Tuesday. โThe Teen Health Center is uniquely qualified to give these vaccines to the staff because we are right in the schools,โ said executive director Angie Brown. The center received 100 doses of the Moderna vaccine last week, but schools were closed for spring break. โTeachers donโt have to take time off of work to go to find a place to make an appointment,โ said Brown.