Texas Expands COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution to Over 300 Long-Term Care Facilities

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The Texas Department of State Health Services has issued an instruction to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ship COVID-19 vaccine to over 350 providers in 94 Texas counties. This expansion aims to reach more than 300 long-term-care facilities, serving staff and residents in the first week. The CDC will deliver a total of 358,875 doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, including 121,875 doses allocated to the federal Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program. By the end of the week, vaccine will have reached providers in a total of 199 counties.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Texas Department of State Health Services has instructed the CDC to ship COVID-19 vaccine to over 350 providers in 94 Texas counties.
  • The CDC will deliver a total of 358,875 doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines over the next week.
  • 121,875 doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be allocated to the federal Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program, with vaccinations starting in Texas today.
  • Vaccine will have reached providers in a total of 199 counties by the end of the week.
  • The DSHS has posted a vaccine provider location map that will be updated weekly.
  • Providers are encouraged to rapidly vaccinate priority populations against COVID-19 and promptly report doses administered in ImmTrac2, the state's immunization registry.
  • An additional 1.2 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been allocated to Texas through the first three weeks of vaccine distribution.

Statistics:

  • 358,875: Total doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to be delivered by the CDC over the next week.
  • 121,875: Doses of the Pfizer vaccine allocated to the federal Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program.
  • 1.2 million: Ongoing allocation of COVID-19 vaccine doses to Texas through the first three weeks of vaccine distribution.
  • 199: Total counties where vaccine will have reached providers by the end of the week.
  • 300+: Number of long-term-care facilities expected to be served in the first week through the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program.

Sources:

  • Texas Department of State Health Services news release (unavailable online)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (https://www.cdc.gov/)
  • Texas DSHS vaccine provider location map (https://www.dshs.texas.gov/news/updates/COVIDVaccineAllocation-Week3.pdf)