Updated: 10:43 PM CST January 15, 2021
NUECES COUNTY, Texas The following statement was issued Friday, January 15, after Nueces County reached over 13,000 people who have gotten their first round of COVID-19 shots. Over 1,500 people have received both shots. To my fellow Nueces County residents and Coastal Bend neighbors, As the sun sets on Friday, I wanted to provide you an update on our efforts to deliver vaccines to our most vulnerable neighbors.
We completed the first day of our second vaccine clinic of the week, delivering about 2500 doses out of the 5000 we were shipped. We will start again tomorrow morning and deliver the balance of the 5000 doses on Saturday. In addition to our 1B priority population (65 and older, certain pre-existing conditions) we were able to call in and vaccinate many 1A personnel (first responders, medical personnel who work with those at for high-risk COVID-19, and transit workers) who had not had the opportunity go get the vac