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Texas to receive 1.9 million first doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week

Austin Public Health will receive 12,000 doses for the week of April 12. Dell Medical School will receive 8,190 doses.

AUSTIN, Texas — The state of Texas will receive more than 1.9 million first doses of COVID-19 vaccines the week of April 12, as well as 605,390 second doses for people who have already been vaccinated.

Around 796,360 vaccine doses will be shipped to 468 providers across Texas, including an additional 500,000 first and second doses for pharmacy locations and federally qualified health centers directly from the federal government as Texas vaccinates all individuals over 16.

This week is the 18th week of vaccination against the coronavirus in Texas.

As hubs for Travis County, Austin Public Health (APH) will receive 12,000 doses as part of the allocation, while Dell Medical School will receive 8,190 doses.

The following are the Central Texas hub providers receiving vaccine doses next week:

Next week’s allocation includes 5,000 Moderna doses and 11,700 Pfizer doses for Williamson County provider Curative.

For a full list of providers receiving the vaccine next week, visit the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) website. To find a provider near you, visit the vaccine availability map. DSHS has also launched the Texas Public Health Vaccine Scheduler at getthevaccine.dshs.texas.gov, which allows people to register for a vaccine appointment from a participating public health entity.

Next week’s supply is lower after a reduction of approximately 350,000 Johnson & Johnson doses due to an error at a manufacturing plant in Baltimore.

The DSHS automatically allocates second doses to providers based on the number of first doses they received, so if you have received your first dose, you should be able to return to the same provider to receive your second.

According to the DSHS, Texas providers have administered more than 13.6 million doses of vaccine, with more than 8.8 million people having received at least one dose and 5.25 million fully vaccinated.

KVUE has compiled a list of popular providers where you may be able to register to receive the vaccine in and around the Austin area.

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