1.4 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Headed to Texas This Month: Gov. Abbott - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
The statement from the governor's office did not say which vaccine, or vaccines, would be sent to Texas.Once received, the vaccines will be distributed to qualifying providers across the state who will administer these immunizations based on the Vaccine Distribution Principles developed by the state's Expert Vaccine Allocation Panel and released last month."The State of Texas is already prepared for the arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine, and will swiftly distribute these vaccines to Texans who voluntarily choose to be immunized," said Abbott.Imelda Garcia is Chair of the State Expert Vaccine Allocation Panel, and Associate Commissioner for the Texas Department of State Health Services.As for how many vials of the vaccine should we expect in Texas, Garcia said that number changes by the day.She said we could start seeing vaccines we start to see in Texas by mid-December will be administered free of charge