Monday’s special enrollment for pandemic appointments for those 18 and older at the Brazos Center filled up in one hour.
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Coronavirus vaccine appointments will be open to all community members 18 years and older starting at 5 p.m. on Monday.
Chief Jim Stewart says the 1C group of adults 50 years and older do not seem as passionate about getting the vaccine as the first two phases.
“This past week, we had a higher percentage of no-shows than we’ve ever had before,” said Stewart.
As of noon on Monday, 1,500 first dose appointments were still available, so the decision was made to open them up to all adults in the community starting at 5 p.m.
“I’m optimistic that the rest of those slots will fill up and we will be able to administer all 5,000 doses we have available,” says Stewart.
Appointment slots for next week will became available on brazoshub.com starting Friday at 10 a.m. and Stewart expects them to also be open to all community members.
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News release from the Brazos County Vaccination Hub:
As of Monday, March 22 at 12 p.m., the Brazos County Community Vaccination Hub still has a large number of appointments open for scheduling this week. More than 1,500 appointment slots are available. The Hub is encouraging individuals in the community who are 50 years or older and still interested in receiving the vaccine to visit brazoshub.com and schedule before 5 p.m. today.
At 5 p.m. today, the schedule will open for all community members 18 years and older interested in receiving the vaccine. The Hub continues to protect those at the greatest risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19 in the Brazos Valley through their vaccination efforts. Recently the hub expanded vaccination criteria to people 50 plus years of age. This update aligned with the Department of State Health Services of Texas (DSHS) announcement on March 10.
As a reminder, all appointments are directly scheduled through the Vaccination Hub website, brazoshub.com. The Hub website posts available appointments each Friday at 10:00 am. As has been the past practice, the numbers of appointments available each week will be dependent upon the allocation of vaccines to the Hub by the State of Texas.
Remember…our mission is ‘getting a shot in everyone’s arm who wants one’.