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Texas lawmakers aren’t all eligible for the coronavirus vaccine. Austin’s top health official is trying to get them vaccinated anyway.
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An Austin public health official working to get Texas lawmakers access to the COVID-19 vaccine regardless of whether they are currently eligible made a request to a local hospital to administer the shots to members gathering in the capital city for the 2021 Legislative session, the official said late Friday.
Texas lawmakers aren’t all eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Austin’s top health official is trying to get them vaccinated anyway.
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Legislators greet one another on the floor of the House before the opening of the 2021 legislative session. (Bob Daemmrich/CapitolPressPhoto/Pool)
An Austin public health official working to get Texas lawmakers access to the COVID-19 vaccine regardless of whether they are currently eligible made a request to a local hospital to administer the shots to members gathering in the capital city for the 2021 legislative session, the official said late Friday.
In an attempt to defuse what he considers to be a public health risk to the city, Dr. Mark Escott, the interim medical director for Austin Public Health, told The Texas Tribune that he asked Ascension Seton hospital system “if they would be willing to vaccinate lawmakers and key staff if they had availability.”