December 22, 2020, 7:09 PM)
Clockwise from top left, Texas Medical Center President and CEO Bill Mckeon is joined by Houston Health Authority David Persse, MD Anderson Cancer Center President Peter Pisters, and Memorial Hermann Health System President and CEO David Callender for a vaccine update on Dec. 22, 2020.
In the next two weeks, access to the COVID-19 vaccine will begin opening up to Houstonians over 65, as well as those with certain medical conditions, according to local hospital and public health officials.
Those are the latest two groups to receive priority for the vaccine in Texas because of high risk of severe illness or death from the coronavirus infection. The Department of State Health Services says, older adults have made up more than 70% of COVID-19 deaths in the state, according to death certificate data.