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Hays County vaccine signup portal is now live, but officials warn of short supply

Hays County opened its COVID-19 vaccine portal Jan. 22. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Hays County opened its COVID-19 vaccine portal Jan. 22. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)

Hays County opened its COVID-19 vaccine portal Jan. 22. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)

By Brian Rash | | Updated

As of 1:30 p.m. Jan. 22, Hays County residents have been able to sign up for an appointment to get vaccinated for COVID-19.

A press release from the county states time slots will fill up quickly due to a limited supply.
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"We have a very small group that can assist people via phone," the release states, adding that phone signups should only be used by those without internet access. "It's not a massive call-in center, Please allow those who truly need to make an appointment by phone use that system."

For more information, click here, and to sign up for a Pfizer COVID-19 appointment, click here. For telephone signup, call 512-938-1650.
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By Brian Rash
Brian has been a reporter and editor since 2012. He wrote about the music scene in Dallas-Fort Worth before becoming managing editor for the Graham Leader in Graham, Texas, in 2013. He relocated to Austin, Texas, in 2015 to work for Gatehouse Media's large design hub. He became the editor for the Lake Travis-Westlake publication of Community Impact in August 2018. From there he became a dual-market editor for Community Impact's New Braunfels and San Marcos-Buda-Kyle editions. Brian is now a senior editor for the company's flagship papers, the Round Rock and Pflugerville-Hutto editions.

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