For the past month, all residents 16 and older have been eligible to receive the vaccine.
A couple of weeks ago, students at Copperas Cove High School and Crossroads High School in Copperas Cove were afforded the opportunity to receive a vaccine.
Across the state, vaccine providers administer either the Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Some providers are listed below. Some can be found on the Texas Department of State Health Services website, and others are designated providers through the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program. Availability is dependent on supply.
Killeen
H-E-B Pharmacy, 1101 W. Stan Schlueter Loop. Go to https://vaccine.heb.com/.
The first dose of the Pfizer vaccine is being offered free.
Vaccines are administered while residents remain in their vehicles, and all individuals must wear masks including patients and passengers.
Below is a list of known vaccination sites in Killeen, Harker Heights, Copperas Cove, Gatesville and Lampasas.
AdventHealth-Central Texas in Killeen is no longer taking new appointments, and it has been removed from the list.
Some of the vaccine providers can be found on the Texas Department of State Health Services website, and others have been designated providers by the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program.
Vaccine availability is dependent on supply.
Earlier this week, AdventHealth-Central Texas announced that it would stop taking new coronavirus vaccine appointments after Friday. Despite this news, there are plenty of options for those who want one.
Bell County has partnered with Curative to host large-scale vaccination sites beginning next week. Curative has conducted several large-scale testing clinics.
James Stafford, the countyâs spokesman, said that one of the large-scale sites in Killeen will begin next week at Leo Buckley Stadium on the campus of Killeen High School.
The county will release more information in the coming days about how often the large-scale vaccine sites will operate and how to schedule an appointment.
The coronavirus vaccine is now available to all people 16 and older, regardless of medical history and occupation.
With a large percentage of the population of all local counties still not vaccinated, there are plenty of options for those who want one.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported that as of Wednesday, 20.5% of the population of Bell County aged 16 and older, 15.8% of the population of Coryell County and 23% of the population of Lampasas County had received at least one dose of the vaccine.
Below is a list of known vaccination sites in Killeen, Harker Heights, Copperas Cove, Gatesville and Lampasas.
These are some of the service members whose names are found on the nation’s largest military installation:
Pope Field is named after 1st Lt. Harley H. Pope on April 1, 1919. Pope and his crewman, Sgt. Walter W. Fleming, were killed Jan. 7, 1919, after their plane crashed into the Cape Fear River.
Pike Field is named for Lt. Col. Emory J. Pike, a Medal of Honor recipient who served during World War I.
Butner Road and Butner Primary are named after Maj. Gen. Henry W. Butner, a North Carolinian who served during World War I.
Gruber Road is named after Brig. Gen. Edmund L. Gruber, an artillery officer, who was an assistant commandant of the field artillery school at Camp Bragg and later commander of Camp Bragg. Gruber was a relative of “Silent Night” composer Franz Gruber and later wrote The Caissons Go Rolling Along,” which John Philip Sousa changed into what is now known as “The Army Song.”