Austin officials acknowledge frustration amid slow vaccine rollout APH urged patience as the vaccine rollout continues.
WPA Pool / Getty Images Austin health leaders urged patience and continued vigilance amid a slow rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. During a virtual news conference on January 22, Austin Public Health director Stephanie Hayden, interim health authority Dr. Mark Escott, and APH chief epidemiologist Janet Pichette acknowledged the public s frustration and provided some insight into the vaccine rollout, which is currently focusing on individuals 65 and older, or the 1B category. Hayden said that to date, the city had administered 18,427 of the 24,000 doses it has received so far.
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Paulette Ladach tries to sign up for the COVID-19 vaccine through a site created by Austin Public Health.
Since providers in Central Texas began administering COVID-19 vaccines in December, many residents have been wondering who can get one, where they can get it and whether it s safe.
Health officials in Austin sought to shed some light on those questions during a virtual town hall Wednesday.
They assured those watching that the vaccine is safe and effective, but said it’s not a free pass to stop social distancing and masking. Dr. Jason Reichenberg, president of Ascension Medical Group Texas, said people are not fully immune the first few weeks after getting the vaccine.
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Austinites wait in a line wrapping around the Delco Activity Center to receive a COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday. Some people had appointments, others did not.
Maggie McConnell brought a neon pink collapsible chair with her to a school recreation center in Northeast Austin. By noon she had yet to unfurl it, caught in rapid conversation with people waiting in a line that wrapped around the building.
The talk? How confusing finding a vaccine in Austin has been.
“[My daughter’s] friend’s neighbor told her they were giving vaccines, and they were giving vaccines to that 1B category and also there was a line for everybody,” McConnell, 74, said. The 1B category includes people over 65 and those with chronic medical conditions.