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Austin Public Health on Monday announced it is now offering vaccines to all residents over the age of 40. (Rachel Nunes/Patch)
AUSTIN, TX Austin Public Health this week announced it now allows all residents ages 40 and older to book appointments to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, along with childcare providers and teachers.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott last month announced that all residents over the age of 16 are eligible to receive the vaccine. Even still, Austin Public Health is taking an incremental approach to its vaccine rollout to ensure higher-risk populations can grab their places in line.
It will also continue to be prioritized for people at a higher risk of being affected by the virus because the demand for vaccine in these eligible groups is exceeding the supply of many providers across the Austin area, Austin Public Health said in a release.