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Austin Public Health (APH) is transitioning to its neighborhood model, where it hopes to provide more diversified options for vaccine distribution closer to the people who need them the most. This will include working with faith-based organizations, community centers, apartment complexes and other partners.
Part of this model includes expanding online scheduling and piloting walk-up vaccination operations. Thursday s walk-up clinic served more than 800 people and APH officials said clear interest is encouraging. We re trying to open up additional options for the public to access the vaccine at different times through the registration portal, but then also trying to exhaust all of the different potential options that are more accommodating for patients so that they can navigate the vaccine cl
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A man receives a COVID-19 vaccine in Austin last month.
After another week of leftover COVID-19 vaccine appointments, Austin Public Health is looking to shift its vaccination efforts and adjust its online sign-up system.
“We must be flexible,” APH Director Stephanie Hayden-Howard said during a news conference Friday. “Our goal is to provide vaccines to our community and meet them where they are.”
To do this, she said, the department plans to partner with more grassroots organizations, as well as go to apartment complexes and community centers, and change its hours of operations. On Friday, for example, APH is partnering with the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians to set up a vaccine clinic at Emo s for local musicians.
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