As of late Feb, Texas just coming out of the deep freeze, what's the situation with vaccine availability in Texas. Are folks in the 1A and 1B groups still struggling to get access to the shots?
Late Feb vaccine situation?
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Yes especially homebound people like my Mom. Can't take her out and nobody going to vaccinate them.in San Antonio area. The CDC just is implementing how to get shots to this group of people.
Wellmed just opened up another 30,000 shots in San Antonio for 1a and 1b. I know a lot of people who have been able to get vaccinated through Wellmed.
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/02/24/wellmed-will-reopen-covid-19-vaccination-hotline-on-wednesday-to-fill-30k-first-dose-appointments/
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/02/24/wellmed-will-reopen-covid-19-vaccination-hotline-on-wednesday-to-fill-30k-first-dose-appointments/
Scheduled mine and my wife scheduled here through HEB. Dates were during all the snow/ice.
They auto rescheduled them for yesterday. While I was waiting my turn (5-10 min) I got the notification that my second shot was scheduled.
I jumped on it when the thread was started on this board.
No answer for the home bound older folks. I drove my MIL to get here at Dell medical school in Austin (scheduled by her neurologist). My parents scheduled themselves at the Brookshire's in Salado.
My mom was like a dog on a bone about it...she made it her mission in life to make sure they got on a list and understood the process.
They auto rescheduled them for yesterday. While I was waiting my turn (5-10 min) I got the notification that my second shot was scheduled.
I jumped on it when the thread was started on this board.
No answer for the home bound older folks. I drove my MIL to get here at Dell medical school in Austin (scheduled by her neurologist). My parents scheduled themselves at the Brookshire's in Salado.
My mom was like a dog on a bone about it...she made it her mission in life to make sure they got on a list and understood the process.
Mom has Alzheimers. She is medicated but can get violent. Her neurologist has it written down that she can't be taken out. Healthcare comes to her at her house. 
My wife's school district just opened up the shot to any teacher in the district. They schedule it for them.
More of this needs to happen.aggiebrad94 said:
My wife's school district just opened up the shot to any teacher in the district. They schedule it for them.
WellMed in San Antonio will be doing 9000 shots at the minimum every singe week. If they are full for that specific week, phone lines will open up at 8am on Saturday for another 9,000. If you need more info please DM me. I work for WellMed and have volunteered at some of our centers.
The Fall Guy said:
Mom has Alzheimers. She is medicated but can get violent. Her neurologist has it written down that she can't be taken out. Healthcare comes to her at her house.
Prayers to you and your mom Fall Guy. You are a good son.
My parents church is a distribution center in Midland. They are struggling to find people to get the vaccine.
harge57 said:
My parents church is a distribution center in Midland. They are struggling to find people to get the vaccine.
This doesnt surprise me. I was watching the spots available at CVS across the state. Almost every town was booked out within hours. Except 4, Midland, odessa, amarillo, lubbock took about a week to run out of spots.
Based on the posts I've seen from users in those towns, I cant say I'm surprised.
I would feel zero guilt about driving out to midland and grabbing a shot.
Same situation outside of DFW. Anywhere within 20 miles of downtown sells out immediately.
Places like Corsicana or Sherman on the other hand take awhile to book appointments and, judging by my social media network, fill up with Dallas folks driving an hour to get the shot.
Places like Corsicana or Sherman on the other hand take awhile to book appointments and, judging by my social media network, fill up with Dallas folks driving an hour to get the shot.
Duncan Idaho said:harge57 said:
My parents church is a distribution center in Midland. They are struggling to find people to get the vaccine.
This doesnt surprise me. I was watching the spots available at CVS across the state. Almost every town was booked out within hours. Except 4, Midland, odessa, amarillo, lubbock took about a week to run out of spots.
Based on the posts I've seen from users in those towns, I cant say I'm surprised.
I would feel zero guilt about driving out to midland and grabbing a shot.
Is it a lack of interest in these areas or is there an over abundance of supply?
Duncan Idaho said:harge57 said:
My parents church is a distribution center in Midland. They are struggling to find people to get the vaccine.
This doesnt surprise me. I was watching the spots available at CVS across the state. Almost every town was booked out within hours. Except 4, Midland, odessa, amarillo, lubbock took about a week to run out of spots.
Based on the posts I've seen from users in those towns, I cant say I'm surprised.
I would feel zero guilt about driving out to midland and grabbing a shot.
I have family in New Mexico. They said people that live in NM are driving to Amarillo to get the vaccine because they can't get it in NM but they can get it in TX. Go figure.
I'm trying to get a feel for how well matched the supply and demand is...and with an eye towards when they might open up another group of eligible folks.
Lack of interest.
Buddy in Brownwood scheduled a vaccine appt at CVS yesterday for Sunday. Appointment is in Stephenville.
The vaccine now seems to be generally available to anyone.
My Mom is 93 and can't stand for a prolonged period. What's the best approach to getting her inoculated?
Looks like the National Guard will start immunizing homebound seniors.
https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2021/02/25/texas-national-guard-deployed-to-get-covid-19-vaccines-to-homebound-seniors/
https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2021/02/25/texas-national-guard-deployed-to-get-covid-19-vaccines-to-homebound-seniors/
74OA said:
My Mom is 93 and can't stand for a prolonged period. What's the best approach to getting her inoculated?
My mom (81) just got her 2nd shot through Houston Methodist. They had golf carts to shuttle from parking lot, allowed me to assist, and in the line queue they had plenty of chairs in the line. They also had wheelchairs if anyone needed one.
for older folks that are wanting a shot, are they having difficulty finding an appointment?
Absolutely. I've scheduled appointments for several who don't have computers or the skills or patience to wade though the systems.
Same, it's absolutely difficult. I'm reaching out to all the older people I know trying to walk them through the system. I just talked to a 75 year old coworker who was completely clueless on even where to start.Marauder Blue 6 said:
Absolutely. I've scheduled appointments for several who don't have computers or the skills or patience to wade though the systems.
chris1515 said:
for older folks that are wanting a shot, are they having difficulty finding an appointment?
If they are computer literate, it is easy to find an appointment. My 90 year old mom had no problem. You can register at CVS today and get in next week.
If they are not, it is a challenge getting them signed up. But the availability is not a problem. All 65+ have now had two full months to get signed up. If they really want the vaccine and can't navigate registering online, they need to find help to do so.
Just checked CVS four times today trying to help my elderly coworker get signed up for a vaccine. No appointments available every single time i checked within hours of Houston.wbt5845 said:chris1515 said:
for older folks that are wanting a shot, are they having difficulty finding an appointment?
If they are computer literate, it is easy to find an appointment. My 90 year old mom had no problem. You can register at CVS today and get in next week.
If they are not, it is a challenge getting them signed up. But the availability is not a problem. All 65+ have now had two full months to get signed up. If they really want the vaccine and can't navigate registering online, they need to find help to do so.
Additionally, most elderly people I talk to don't even know where to start looking. It's not even just computer literacy, it's being connected to where this kind of information comes across. It's not transparent or easy to understand.
Just consider any low to middle income elderly person, who on average is not going to have a high degree of computer literateness of internet savvy -- this system is f-ing impossible.
Just yesterday, Harris County sends out a tweet about vaccine appointments being available. 4 minutes later, they were gone. It's like that every single time. You expect 80 year olds to figure out how to get those sign ups in time? It's crazy to suggest this is so easy.
wbt's troll on this board is that it's easy to sign up and it's peoples's own fault if they haven't signed up by now. Ignore him.
Troll is harsh. I have perfectly healthy coworkers who were vaccinated at CVS today. I am just stating what I'm observing.
If they're perfectly healthy and not 1A or 1B, they're the reason vaccines aren't available to everyone in 1A and 1B.
I agree with you. Young people in group 1B are snapping up all the appointments, seniors with no ability to get to this distance locations or navigate the computer are severely underserved.HotardAg07 said:Just checked CVS four times today trying to help my elderly coworker get signed up for a vaccine. No appointments available every single time i checked within hours of Houston.wbt5845 said:chris1515 said:
for older folks that are wanting a shot, are they having difficulty finding an appointment?
If they are computer literate, it is easy to find an appointment. My 90 year old mom had no problem. You can register at CVS today and get in next week.
If they are not, it is a challenge getting them signed up. But the availability is not a problem. All 65+ have now had two full months to get signed up. If they really want the vaccine and can't navigate registering online, they need to find help to do so.
Additionally, most elderly people I talk to don't even know where to start looking. It's not even just computer literacy, it's being connected to where this kind of information comes across. It's not transparent or easy to understand.
Just consider any low to middle income elderly person, who on average is not going to have a high degree of computer literateness of internet savvy -- this system is f-ing impossible.
Just yesterday, Harris County sends out a tweet about vaccine appointments being available. 4 minutes later, they were gone. It's like that every single time. You expect 80 year olds to figure out how to get those sign ups in time? It's crazy to suggest this is so easy.
HotardAg07 said:Just checked CVS four times today trying to help my elderly coworker get signed up for a vaccine. No appointments available every single time i checked within hours of Houston.wbt5845 said:chris1515 said:
for older folks that are wanting a shot, are they having difficulty finding an appointment?
If they are computer literate, it is easy to find an appointment. My 90 year old mom had no problem. You can register at CVS today and get in next week.
If they are not, it is a challenge getting them signed up. But the availability is not a problem. All 65+ have now had two full months to get signed up. If they really want the vaccine and can't navigate registering online, they need to find help to do so.
Additionally, most elderly people I talk to don't even know where to start looking. It's not even just computer literacy, it's being connected to where this kind of information comes across. It's not transparent or easy to understand.
Just consider any low to middle income elderly person, who on average is not going to have a high degree of computer literateness of internet savvy -- this system is f-ing impossible.
Just yesterday, Harris County sends out a tweet about vaccine appointments being available. 4 minutes later, they were gone. It's like that every single time. You expect 80 year olds to figure out how to get those sign ups in time? It's crazy to suggest this is so easy.
Hope this finds you in time (if not just proves your point). City of Houston just opened it up again to 1800 doses.
https://houstonemergency.org/covid-19-vaccines/
Damn, nvm. Its already gone.
im sorry. I should've mentioned that she lives in Austin.Tabasco said:74OA said:
My Mom is 93 and can't stand for a prolonged period. What's the best approach to getting her inoculated?
My mom (81) just got her 2nd shot through Houston Methodist. They had golf carts to shuttle from parking lot, allowed me to assist, and in the line queue they had plenty of chairs in the line. They also had wheelchairs if anyone needed one.
My wife and I received shot #2 today from the Houston Methodist Woodlands location. They are incredibly efficient. In and out in 35 minutes including parking, shuttle, check-in, shot, 15-minute observation, and shuttle back to parking.
So far, just a sore arm.
So far, just a sore arm.
wbt5845 said:
The vaccine now seems to be generally available to anyone.
Sure, if you lie on the registration page
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