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Austin Public Health to start opening Covid-19 vaccine appointments every Monday evening
Starting yesterday, Austin Public Health will be releasing appointments every Monday evening for first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. Prior to this, officials were opening appointments on Tuesdays and Thursdays, somewhat sporadically. The specific days and the number of these appointments…
Public Health • By Ashley Lopez, KUT • Mar 9, 2021
Central Texas counties vaccinate 3,000 people in test run for mega site at Circuit of the Americas
Lee esta historia en español. More than 3,000 people were vaccinated against Covid-19 this past weekend at Circuit of the Americas. Officials from Travis, Hays, Bastrop and Caldwell counties are working to open a drive-thru mass vaccination site there that…
Public Health • By Ashley Lopez, KUT • Mar 2, 2021
Austin Public Health plans to administer 37,000 Covid-19 vaccines this week after storm delayed efforts
Austin Public Health is working overtime this week to try to administer 37,000 Covid-19 vaccines after the winter storm delayed vaccination efforts for more than a week. That number is much higher than what APH has been able to administer…
Public Health • By Marisa Charpentier, KUT • Feb 24, 2021
Austin Public Health resumes Covid testing and vaccinations after winter storm put them on pause
Austin Public Health is resuming Covid-19 vaccinations and testing after the winter storm put operations on hold for more than a week. But the agency, whose staff was also impacted by the weather that left thousands without power and water…
Public Health • By Marisa Charpentier, KUT • Feb 22, 2021
Austin Public Health begins setting up appointments for people to get second dose of Covid-19 vaccine
Austin Public Health received its first shipment of second doses of the Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday and is now reaching out to schedule appointments with people who are due for their next shot. APH began receiving 12,000 doses a week…
Public Health • By Marisa Charpentier, KUT • Feb 11, 2021
Austin Public Health's vaccine data shows more effort is needed to reach Black and Hispanic residents
Austin Public Health is now publishing demographic data on its Covid-19 vaccine distributions. The data is available in an online dashboard that will be updated weekly. The dashboard shows that as of Jan. 29, APH had distributed 31,251 doses. About 70 percent…
Public Health • By Marisa Charpentier, KUT • Feb 9, 2021
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Waiting for a vaccine appointment from Austin Public Health? Here's what we know so far.
Austin Public Health’s vaccine registration process has caused a bit of confusion. People have told KUT they’re experiencing technical difficulties with the signup portal or they’re frustrated because they’ve signed up but haven’t been able to snag an appointment yet.…
Public Health • By Marisa Charpentier, KUT • Feb 4, 2021
City, county partner up to launch Covid vaccine call center
Travis County is teaming up with the city of Austin to support a bilingual Covid-19 call center aimed at helping registered residents make appointments to get vaccinated. Stephanie Hayden-Howard, the director of Austin Public Health, told Tuesday’s special joint session…
Public Health • By Seth Smalley • Feb 3, 2021
Top doc Escott defends decision to vaccinate state legislators
Interim Austin-Travis Health Authority Dr. Mark Escott doubled down yesterday on his conviction that state legislators should receive priority vaccinations, even if it means young and healthy lawmakers receive the vaccine ahead of more at-risk people. Citing both the in-person…
Public Health • By Seth Smalley • Jan 20, 2021
Hundreds line up for Covid vaccines from Austin Public Health. But the wait was 'worth it.'
Frank Kucharski and his wife, Jill Jones, were near the back of the line that wove around an Austin Public Health vaccination center at least twice in Northeast Austin on Thursday. They estimated they had a three-hour wait ahead of…
Public Health • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Jan 15, 2021
Alternate care site opens in Austin as area hospitals reach capacity
The Covid-19 alternate care site at the Austin Convention Center is now open as the county’s interim health authority warned overwhelming the area’s hospital system is “inevitable” at this point. “Patients will be referred here directly from hospitals; this is…
Public Health • By Jerry Quijano, KUT • Jan 13, 2021
'Stay home and don't travel,' public health officials advise Austinites
Lee esta historia en español. People should take the rising number of Covid-19 cases into consideration as they weigh their holiday plans this week, the interim health authority for Austin-Travis County said. “Our best advice is stay home and don’t…
