Two Brazoria County clinics will begin offering vaccines to those who meet the criteria for Phases 1A and 1B of the state of Texas' vaccination plan. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
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If the park becomes a hub, it would join two others currently established in the county: One is at the University of Texas Medical Branch hospital in Galveston, and the other hub is at the Galveston County Health District. The health district will offered the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to those 65 years of age and older by appointment only after receiving 1,000 additional doses; appointments were filled within hours. (Eva Vigh/Community Impact Newspaper)
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See how COVID-19 is impacting Brazoria County. (Community Impact staff)
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Officials expect demand for the vaccine will be huge once it opens to the general public. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
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At a Jan. 15 emergency court hearing, officials came up with a plan to try to reduce the inmate population at the Harris County Jail that centers on hosting more bail reduction hearings. (Courtesy Brian Jackson/Adobe Stock)
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Kelsey-Seybold received its first set of Moderna vaccines in December and started administering them to first responders and clinic staff, according to Kelsey-Seybold representatives. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
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The active case total in the county has now increased by more than 10,000 since the start of January. (Community Impact staff)
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Study results showed that the new COVID-19 mutation alone does not compromise the Pfizer vaccine’s neutralizing activity against the virus, which is good news for the vaccine. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
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The hubs may better streamline the state's distribution process, which has been labeled confusing and inequitable. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
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As of Jan. 5, the Texas Department of State Health Services recorded COVID-19 hospitalizations in Trauma Service Area Q–which includes Harris, Montgomery and Fort Bend counties–surpassed the 15% total capacity threshold from Dec. 29-Jan. 4. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
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Curative mobile testing clinics are stationed at sites in the Houston, Austin and Dallas metropolitan areas, including in The Woodlands. (Courtesy The Woodlands Township)
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