Texas announces locations for the next shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine

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Texas health officials released a list of coronavirus ‘vaccination centers’ on Sunday that will receive the next shipment of vaccines from the state.

According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, the 28 hubs will receive 158,825 doses of the vaccine this week. Another 38,300 doses go to other providers in the state.

The number of doses each provider receives is based on their own estimate of how many people could vaccinate it in a week, DSHS said.

The hubs aim to streamline large-scale vaccination as Texas continues to prioritize vaccinating people who are health professionals, people 65 and older, and those with medical conditions that increase their risk.

This week’s 28 hubs are located in some of the state’s largest metropolitan areas, as well as the Rio Grande Valley and more rural regions.

Announcing the plan last week, DSHS said the hubs will be required to set up registration phone numbers and websites and focus on the most vulnerable communities in their regions. Contact information for the hubs can be found here.

Here are the 28 hubs, followed by their province and how many doses they receive:

  • Bell County Public Health District, Bell, 3900
  • San Antonio Metro Health District, Bexar, 9,000
  • University Health System, Bexar, 10725
  • 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, 6825
  • 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, 10725
  • Doctors Hospital in Renaissance, Hidalgo, 6,500
  • Hidalgo County Health and Human Services, Hidalgo, 5,000
  • Health Department of the City of Lubbock, Lubbock, 5,000
  • Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center, Maverick, 1,200
  • Waco-McLennan County Public Health District, McLennan, 1500
  • 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, 1500
  • UT Health Science Center Tyler, Smith, 1,500
  • Tarrant County Public Health, Tarrant, 9,000
  • Texas Health Resources, Tarrant, 10050
  • Austin Public Health, Travis, 12,000
  • City of Laredo Health Service, Webb, 1,200

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