First COVID-19 vaccine delivery to Texas scheduled for the week of December 14, according to Abbott

HOUSTON – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention initially allocated more than 1.4 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to Texas for the month of December, which are expected to start arriving in Texas the week of December 14, Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s Bureau announced Wednesday.

The vaccines will be distributed to qualified providers statewide who will administer these vaccines based on guidelines released earlier this month. Additional allocations can be made later this month for December. In addition, an increase in awards is expected in January and the following months, Abbott’s office said in a press release.

Read Texas guidelines for the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine.

“The state of Texas is already ready for the arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine and will quickly distribute these vaccines to Texans who voluntarily choose to be vaccinated,” Abbott said in the press release. “While waiting for the first shipment of these vaccines, we will work with communities to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.”