The fast-spreading omicron variant has been detected in Harris County but not yet in Austin. Local health leaders, though, say it’s likely here as well.
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Hundreds wait in line at a vaccination site in Northeast Austin on Jan. 14.
Austin Public Health has provided 18,427 vaccines to the Austin and Travis County community as of Thursday, according to APH Director Stephanie Hayden-Howard.
But one thing is certain, she said during a press conference, APH doesn’t have enough doses for everyone right now.
“We are asking for you to be patient with us, she said.
Hayden-Howard said APH has received only 1% of the doses needed to vaccinate the community. She said there are 129,438 people in Austin-Travis County alone who are 65 and older, an age group qualified to get vaccinated right now.