<figcaption> Fans watched a game between the Texas Rangers and the San Diego Padres at Globe Life Field on April 11, 2021. There’s a race going on, between the desire to return to a pre-pandemic normal and to get enough Texans immunized to make that a safe proposition. <cite>Credit: Tim Heitman/USA TODAY Sports via REUTERS</cite>
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Harris County Public Health workers received 12,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine at NRG Stadium in Houston on March 2. Credit: Harris County Public Health/Handout via REUTERS
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State health officials asked Texas vaccine providers to pause their use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine early Tuesday after U.S. health officials recommended that states temporarily stop distributing the vaccine “out of an abundance of caution.”
The pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine came after a rare and severe type of blood clot was reported in six women across the nation after getting the shot. None of the six happened in Texas, state health officials said. About 500,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine have been administered in Texas, according to a statement by the Texas Department of State Health
By the numbers: How vaccine skepticism in Texas Trump country threatens herd immunity
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Chambers County paramedic Danny Burke administers the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Grady Carrington in Hankamer as part of a mobile vaccination service.Mark Mulligan / Staff photographer
Low vaccination rates in counties that are whiter and more conservative could be impairing Texas’ ability to quickly reach herd immunity for COVID-19.
Texas counties that are less-educated and whiter and in which former President Donald Trump won a larger than average share of the vote have vaccinated a smaller share of their population than the state average, a Hearst Newspapers analysis found.
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Vaccine clinics in Kingsland and Llano 4 hours ago | DailyTrib.com
The Llano County Health Authority is hosting COVID-19 vaccine clinics Monday-Friday, April 12-16, in partnership with the Texas Department of Emergency Management and the Texas Military Department.
The clinics are open to Texans ages 18 years and older, who will receive the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
In Kingsland, clinics are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday at the community center, 3451 Rose Hill Drive. Hours are:
7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday, April 12