Vaccinations underway in Starr County as long awaited shipment of COVID-19 vaccines arrive
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Starr County health officials began administering the latest shipment of COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday. The long-awaited shipment of 1,300 doses of Moderna s vaccine arrived on Tuesday. This is an excellent sign that our citizens are going to have access to the vaccines, Starr County Health Authority Dr. Antonio Falcon said. Hopefully this will be the beginning of a trend.
The doses were split among three medical facilities in the county. Starr County Memorial Hospital received 1,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, Nuestra Clinica Del Valle received 100 and Roma Family Health Clinic 200.