City of Corpus Christi allows school staff to get COVID-19 vaccine
Staff at Childrenâs Centers are also eligible to get Vaccinated
Christensen, Andrew
and last updated 2021-03-04 18:40:04-05
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â The City of Corpus Christi announced yesterday that people who work at schools and childrenâs centers are eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Bethune Early Child Development Nursery is requiring every full-time staff member to get vaccinated, not just for COVID, but for other illnesses as well.
Jimmie McCurn, their executive director said she asked Nueces County Judge Canales to allow teachers and care givers like herself to get the vaccine about a month ago, saying itâs one of the ways they are trying to keep the kids safe. â
Updated: 10:43 PM CST January 15, 2021
NUECES COUNTY, Texas The following statement was issued Friday, January 15, after Nueces County reached over 13,000 people who have gotten their first round of COVID-19 shots. Over 1,500 people have received both shots. To my fellow Nueces County residents and Coastal Bend neighbors, As the sun sets on Friday, I wanted to provide you an update on our efforts to deliver vaccines to our most vulnerable neighbors.
We completed the first day of our second vaccine clinic of the week, delivering about 2500 doses out of the 5000 we were shipped. We will start again tomorrow morning and deliver the balance of the 5000 doses on Saturday. In addition to our 1B priority population (65 and older, certain pre-existing conditions) we were able to call in and vaccinate many 1A personnel (first responders, medical personnel who work with those at for high-risk COVID-19, and transit workers) who had not had the opportunity go get the vac