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Demichael Houston receives a coronavirus vaccine at a clinic hosted by the Central Texas Allied Health Institute and the African American Youth Harvest Foundation.
Vaccine providers in Austin are offering walk-in and drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination opportunities this weekend.
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for people 12 and up. The Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are approved for people 18 and up.
Here’s where to go and how to get a free ride.
Travis County Expo Center
People 12 and up can get a first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at the Travis County Expo Center at 7311 Decker Lane, Austin, this Saturday. The clinic is closed Friday and Sunday for the holiday weekend. This drive-thru vaccine clinic, which is hosted by the Central Texas Counties Vaccine Collaborative, runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Austin 360
After two years without a little yee and certainly a lack of haw, Rodeo Austin is set to get back in the saddle.
The annual festival was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, organizers have planned a return for March 12-26, 2022
The multi-week Austin event has roots that go back 80 years. Since the early 1980s, it s taken place mostly at the Travis County Expo Center in East Austin, where visitors find bull riding, mutton bustin , big-name music acts, carnival rides, livestock shows and more.
On March 12, 2020, Rodeo Austin canceled their festivities amid a wave of early pandemic caution.