HOUSTON – Bill King is providing a first-hand account as he participates in AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine trial. King received his first vaccination on Monday. He received his first shot Monday and is set to receive his second shot on December 21. “I’m frankly glad I was in the AstraZeneca because it’s really important to have (a) very affordable, easy to distribute vaccine that we can get out to the entire world,” King said. King said he believes AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine will be easier to distribute because it doesn’t require super cold storage.

HOUSTON – The latest COVID-19 vaccine study is enrolling participants in the Houston area. Privia Health and research partner Javara are looking for volunteers in The Woodlands, as part of a trial of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Also this week, Pfizer and Moderna said their respective vaccines are around 95 percent effective against the coronavirus. “Any vaccine that’s authorized by the FDA, I will take and if it turns out that one of these doesn’t last very long, ya know what? “When the vaccine comes out, we’re not going to have enough to vaccinate everyone simultaneously so it’ll be in stages,” McDeavitt said.