State program delivers COVID-19 vaccines to local Meals on Wheels clients
The state program attempts to deliver 1,000 vaccines to the community per week
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SAN ANTONIO – Vinsen Faris, CEO of Meals on Wheels San Antonio, says he’s already started getting calls from seniors grateful for the chance to get their COVID-19 shots without leaving home.
“This is one of the first in the nation to actually knock on the doors, get inside the house and do the inoculation there in the home,” Faris said.
About 4,000 people are served through Meals on Wheels in San Antonio, Faris says about one-third of them have asked to be put on the list to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. About 1,700 of the clients are over the age of 75 and 11 are over the age of 100.