I've been pretty adamant that only those who truly qualify for the vaccine are the ones who should get it now, shouldn't try and see if they'll give you a shot even though you are under 65 with no qualifying issues but because you are better at online registrations than an 80 year old you got accepted.

People at work were saying you can sign up to be on the waiting list, even if you may not be eligible until May it's still good to get on the list so that they'll contact you when available. So I went off to register on a couple sites.

One was a hospital network and they just asked name, date of birth, and if you have any comorbidities. Just 3 or 4 questions, answered, it said I'd be contacted when I'm eligible - good, I'm in the system now and will want until March or later.

The other attempted registration was with the city's public health department, it asked around TWENTY questions. Including race, household income, on and on. Was asked if you worked in a nursing home OR if you live with someone who works in a nursing home. I do live with someone who works in a nursing home so I answered honestly.

At the end of this questionnaire they said I qualified NOW - only that "live with a nursing home worker" could have possibly qualified me.

I'm torn since I don't feel at risk at age 48 and no known issues, but at the same time the public health department says I do qualify. SHould I go?

Agree, take it

Get it. My wife who's under 40 had the opportunity due to profession before her mom. D in I think that makes sense? No. But, I think anyone that can get it should.

You answered honestly so sign up!

My 16 year old son was just offered the vaccine today from Texas Children's. I suspect he qualifies under 1B because of his BMI (he is about 6'2" and 220-ish...always in the 97th or above percentile for weight, height, and BMI).

We are taking it for all of the reasons mentioned above and then some. Appt is Tuesday.

40 year old at work. No underlying issues. Also a Canadian citizen with a green card living here for 25 years. Gets it because he called the Canadian Console in Houston.

Heavy smoker.

Has had the first dose.

Yea thats screwed up.

Diabetic sister-in-law has registered at 4 different places and is still unable to get it. Same for my 78 year old mother in law.

BCR said:

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Diabetic sister-in-law has registered at 4 different places and is still unable to get it. Same for my 78 year old mother in law.

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But they are signed up on waiting lists and those places she has registered with DO say they qualify, correct? The two sites I signed up with were a bit different, one didnt say I qualified and indicated I would be contacted when I did qualify and spots for me were available - but I still have to reserve a slot, I don't think it auto-assigns one just because I registered and qualify. The other site I signed up with DID say I currently qualified but again, I still would have to register for a time slot when they become available and I believe that's difficult as so many people at once are hovering and waiting to grab the slots. I've only seen these two sites but from my limited experience it appears registering, and even qualifying, does not get you a vaccine shot reservation - that is an extra step. Good luck! I'd ask which sites they were registered on, and for their username and password, so I could help do that busy work of hovering and clicking when spots open up. But I'm guessing they don't want to share that with me.

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If you're somewhere and someone just "offers" the vacine...yeah, go for it. I also saw where someone was with their wife who was a physician or something, and they offered the husband while he was there. Fine with it.

I just hope healthy people under 60 aren't going to get in line, or searching to somehow get it done, when elderly are still trying to work it out. Wait your damn turn, you'll be fine anyway.

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This was my stance as well and was only registering on a couple sites to get my name in the system for when it was my damn turn, which I was assuming would be in April or later. But one site told me it was my damn turn, that was the surprise I was discussing on this thread. Unexpected.

BCR said:

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Diabetic sister-in-law has registered at 4 different places and is still unable to get it. Same for my 78 year old mother in law.

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Try Allen Fire Dept if they are in North Texas.

Thanks but we are in the Hill Country. They've registered in 3 different counties. Just have to wait.

The Big12Ag said:

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Aust Ag said:

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If you're somewhere and someone just "offers" the vacine...yeah, go for it. I also saw where someone was with their wife who was a physician or something, and they offered the husband while he was there. Fine with it.

I just hope healthy people under 60 aren't going to get in line, or searching to somehow get it done, when elderly are still trying to work it out. Wait your damn turn, you'll be fine anyway.

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This was my stance as well and was only registering on a couple sites to get my name in the system for when it was my damn turn, which I was assuming would be in April or later. But one site told me it was my damn turn, that was the surprise I was discussing on this thread. Unexpected.

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Yeah, then go for it. I talked to my Dad last night, 85, that said he's still 2 more weeks out through the VA. So there's that.

I agree with the commentary here.

Another way to think about it - all the 65+ year olds have had well over a month to register. If they are not registered by now, they don't want or believe they need the vaccine.

You will not be jumping in front of anyone who really wants or needs it from that group at this point.

Have they registered at all of these Central Texas Hubs?

HUBS
BASTROP (A+ Life Style Medical Group): 1,000
BURNET (BS&W Medical Center Marble Falls): 975
GILLESPIE (Hill Country Memorial Hospital): 1,200
HAYS (Hays County Health Department): 1,950
TRAVIS (Austin Public Health): 12,000
TRAVIS (Dell Medical School): 1,950
WILLIAMSON (Family Emergency Rooms Cedar Park): 8,000

What about these non-hubs?
OTHER
BASTROP (Bastrop Family Practice): 100
BASTROP (ComunityCare OB/GYN Bastrop): 200
BLANCO (North Blanco County EMS): 300
BURNET (TDCJ Halbert Unit): 100
CALDWELL (Lockhart Family Practice Center): 100
CALDWELL (TDCJ Lockhart Unit): 100
CALDWELL (Seton Edgar B Davis Hospital): 500
HAYS (Austin Regional Clinic Buda): 300
HAYS (Austin Regional Clinic Kyle): 300
HAYS (Seton Medical Center Hays): 300
LAMPASAS (Advent Health Rollins Brook Hospital): 300
LEE (Pieratt's Pharmacy): 200
LLANO (Corner Drug): 1,000
TRAVIS (CommunityCare North Central): 200
TRAVIS (CommunityCare Rundberg): 200
TRAVIS (CommunityCare South Austin): 200
TRAVIS (HEB Pharmacy 229): 100
TRAVIS (Lone Star Circle of Care at Jonestown): 100
WILLIAMSON (Williamson County Health Department): 500
WILLIAMSON (Seton Circle of Care Senior Health): 100
WILLIAMSON (Lone Star Circle of Care Taylor Health Center): 100

Go to this site and look at Weeks 7-9. Make sure that they are on the Hubs and Non- Hubs that are listed in weeks 7-8 if they aren't part of the above list. They may want to register at distributors that aren't listed here depending on where they live exactly.
The above list was taken from this site and is supposed to be a compilation of all distributors in Central Texas who will receive doses next week.

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BCR said:

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Diabetic sister-in-law has registered at 4 different places and is still unable to get it. Same for my 78 year old mother in law.

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Try Allen Fire Dept if they are in North Texas.

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I second this. My parents got vaccinated through them after lots of frustration elsewhere

I am confused by those who say they cannot find the vaccine for their 65+ year old relatives. Anyone in Texas can register in Tarrant or Dallas County right now. I'm guessing there are other counties with online registration too that will vaccinate those from outside their county. I know Texas Motor Speedway is vaccinating 10,000 people a day drive thru in Denton County.

That is precisely what I did for all my elderly relatives. They have all gotten their first round and my parents are getting their second shot Monday.

I still hold that anyone 65+ or older in Texas ought to be registered and in line somewhere by now. Yes, it might involve travel. Yes it might involve inconvenience.

All this i deserve the vaccine sounds like something out of Charlie and the chocolate factory

The Big12Ag said:

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I'm torn since I don't feel at risk at age 48 and no known issues, but at the same time the public health department says I do qualify. Should I go?

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I'm mid-40s no co-morbidities, don't work with high risk groups, etc. So I turned down the vaccine in December.

But I'm thinking I'll go in and get it next week. My father-in-law is elderly and lives in a country that's a medical wasteland so if he get's sick, our only hope of seeing him without entering a two week quarantine is to show we have been vaccinated.