One month after the first shipments of COVID-19 vaccines arrived in the state, Texas has become the first in the nation to administer 1 million doses, Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday. This notable accomplishment comes as intensive care beds are lessening daily across the state and as experts anticipate daily coronavirus cases and hospitalizations will worsen following holiday season gatherings.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Texas has administered more doses than any other state. The state has administered nearly half of the more than 2 million doses it has received thus far, putting it in the top 20 states for the percentage of doses administered. With Black Americans comprising 12% of the Texas population, reaching this vaccination milestone means blacks have a higher chance of recieving the vaccine if they chose to take it.
On Sunday, Texas health officials released a list of coronavirus “vaccination hubs” that will receive the state’s next shipment of vaccines. According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, 28 hubs will get 158,825 doses of the vaccine this week, Another 38,300 doses will go to other providers across the state.
The number of doses that each provider is getting is based on its own estimate of how many people it could vaccinate in a week, DSHS said.
The hubs are meant to streamline large-scale vaccination as Texas continues to prioritize vaccinating people who are health care workers, people who are 65 and older, and those with medical conditions that increase their risk.
Here are the 28 hubs, followed by their county and how many doses they are receiving:
Bell County Public Health District, Bell, 3,900
San Antonio Metro Health District, Bexar, 9,000
University Health System, Bexar, 10,725
CHI St. Joseph College Station Hospital, Brazos, 1,200
Cameron County Public Health, Cameron, 6,000
Dallas County Health and Human Services, Dallas, 6,000
Parkland Hospital, Dallas, 6,825
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, 10,000
Denton County Public Health, Denton, 3,500
El Paso Fire Department, El Paso, 5,000
University Medical Center of El Paso, El Paso, 5,000
Harris County Public Health, Harris, 8,000
Houston Health Department, Harris, 8,000
Houston Methodist Hospital, Harris, 10,725
Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, Hidalgo, 6,500
Hidalgo County Health and Human Services, Hidalgo, 5,000
City of Lubbock Health Department, Lubbock, 5,000
Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center, Maverick, 1,200
Waco-McLennan County Public Health District, McLennan, 1,500
Ascension Providence Hospital, McLennan, 1,500
Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District, Nueces, 4,000
Amarillo Public Health Department, Potter, 5,000
Northeast Texas Public Health District, Smith, 1,500
UT Health Science Center Tyler, Smith, 1,500
Tarrant County Public Health, Tarrant, 9,000
Texas Health Resources, Tarrant, 10,050
Austin Public Health, Travis, 12,000
City of Laredo Health Department, Webb, 1,200
Please do not just show up at a hub – find out first if walk-ups are accepted. Depending on the provider, you may be placed on a waiting list and may be contacted (phone, email, or text) when vaccines become available. Please look carefully at the hub’s registration site for details.
Contact information for the hubs can be found here. COVID-19 Vaccination Hub Providers (texas.gov)
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