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Under pressure from Gov. Greg Abbott, Austin and Travis County public health leaders on Friday chose to end the local mask mandate, thus avoiding a potential courtroom conflict with the governor over pandemic policy.
Dr. Mark Escott, whose tenure as interim Austin-Travis County health authority began only months before the coronavirus pandemic gripped Central Texas, announced in one of his last public briefings on the virus that businesses would no longer be required to make sure partially vaccinated or unvaccinated customers wear masks. Now is not the time for us to be in conflict, now is the time for us to focus on the message, said Escott, who is stepping away from his role as county health authority at the end of the month. And the message is that unvaccinated people or partially vaccinated people need to wear a mask when they re out in public.
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Austin Public Health on Monday announced it is now offering vaccines to all residents over the age of 40. (Rachel Nunes/Patch)
AUSTIN, TX Austin Public Health this week announced it now allows all residents ages 40 and older to book appointments to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, along with childcare providers and teachers.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott last month announced that all residents over the age of 16 are eligible to receive the vaccine. Even still, Austin Public Health is taking an incremental approach to its vaccine rollout to ensure higher-risk populations can grab their places in line.
It will also continue to be prioritized for people at a higher risk of being affected by the virus because the demand for vaccine in these eligible groups is exceeding the supply of many providers across the Austin area, Austin Public Health said in a release.