When and where Texans can get the COVID-19 vaccine
Short supplies and erratic delivery are causing long waits for inoculations. We update this guide daily to give you what you need to know:
Who can get it now?
Starting Monday, all adult Texans will be eligible. Until then, priority goes to the following groups:
Group 1A: Includes health care workers in hospital settings working directly with COVID-19 or high-risk patients, long-term care staff and residents, EMS providers and home health care workers.
Group 1B: A far larger group — anyone 65 or older, pregnant women and anyone 16 or older with a pre-existing condition. These include cancer, heart issues such as heart failure or coronary artery disease, chronic kidney disease, solid organ transplant, obesity or severe obesity, sickle cell disease or Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Group 1C: Texans 50 to 64 years old.
School, child care staff:
Teachers, staff and bus drivers for pre-primary, primary and secondary schools, as well as Head Start and Early Head Start programs, and those who work for licensed child care providers, including center-based and family care providers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is requiring retail pharmacies to “set aside all currently unbooked vaccination slots” through March 31 for this category.
If I qualify, where can I get it?
You can make an appointment with a pharmacy, hospital, clinic or other provider but will face delays. The city offers text alerts about opportunities to get appointments with public providers — to sign up, text Vaccine or, for alerts in Spanish, Vacuna to 55000.
Providers are listed on a map on the Texas Department of State Health Services COVID-19 vaccine information page at
bit.ly/2jvpru3. Scroll down to “How to Find Vaccine” for a list of locator tools. Call ahead to make sure a provider has doses available.
VIA Metropolitan Transit offers free rides to or from an appointment at a city- or countysponsored COVID-19 vaccination site. Check Viainfo.net for the latest service updates.
Here’s where some major providers stand now:
City: Currently booking appointments at the Alamodome to groups 1B and 1C through May 1. Check covid19.sanantonio .gov/services/vaccination-forcovid-19 for openings. Seniors or residents without internet access can seek appointments by calling 311, option 8. More information is at bit.ly/35e0u7y.
University Health: Seniors 80 and older can get priority appointments using an online form at wecandoitsa.com — scroll down to “Vaccine Registration for People Age 80 or Older” to find a link. Someone will then call them to schedule their vaccines. Updates for all other adults are announced through the system’s Go Mobile app, which sends push notifications when new appointments open up, and its newsletter, available at Healthfocussa.net .Orgoto
wecandoitsa.com or call 210644-1960 for information. Appointments are confirmed weekly based on available doses. Wellmed: The phone hotline, 833-968-1745, will remain open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily until appointments are filled. The shots are given at the Cisneros Senior Community Activity Center and the Treviño López Senior One-stop Center. Appointments required, no walk-ins. Visit wellmedhealthcare.com/vac cine or Wellmed’s Facebook page for updates.
Texas Medclinic: Will give 2,500 vaccines through Wednesday at its Broadway, Eisenhauer Road, Southwest Military Drive and Culebra Road locations. No walk-ins. Appointments available to groups 1A, 1B and 1C at texas medclinic.com/locations/ covid-19-vaccines/.
Cano Health: Will give 3,500 doses to groups 1B and 1C on a walk-in basis from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at four locations — 100 S. Zarzamora, 2925 West Ave., 6623 Zarzamora and 7031 Marbach Road. Those with a chronic health condition must be at least 18.
Schertz: The city of Schertz is a registered COVID-19 vaccine provider. If the city’s waiting list for appointments is open, you can sign up at schertz.com/2027/vaccinewaitlist. You do not have to be a Schertz resident. Go to Schertz.com/alerts to get Civicready alerts — that tool will send notifications when the wait list reopens. Centromed: Register for an appointment at centromed sa.com/cv19vax/. Christus Santa Rosa Health System: Has an appointment system; vaccines have been dispensed only at a couple of its New Braunfels locations. An online chat function at vacci nate.christushealth.org
screens for eligibility — if it does not appear, no appointments are available. Communicare Health Centers: Will contact current eligible patients to schedule appointments as supply allows.
Methodist Healthcare: Vaccinating its employees, providers and transplant patients, along with health care workers in the community. For information, call 210-575-0580 or visit exne.ws/sahealth.
San Antonio Military Health System: Brooke Army Medical Center will announce appointments for upcoming weeks every Tuesday evening on its Facebook page. Beneficiaries may check www.tricareonline.com anytime to look for open appointments due to cancellations or call the Consult Appointment Management Office at 210-9169900 or 800-443-2262, option 8, from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. Updates at bamc.tri
care.mil and through social media South and Texas secure Veterans messaging. Health Care System: The VA will call veterans to schedule vaccine appointments as supply allows. Updates will be posted at www.southtexas.va.gov or facebook.com/sanantonio VAMC.
UT Health San Antonio:
Scheduling anyone who falls in groups 1A, 1B and 1C. Register and check availability of first-dose vaccine appointments at schedule.utmed icinesa.com. CVS: at Vaccines pharmacies offered Balcones in San Antonio, Heights, Cibolo, Selma, Universal Schertz, City and New Braunfels. Check availability at Cvs.com or through the CVS Pharmacy mobile app; registration is required. Those without online access can call CVS customer service at 800746-7287. No walk-ins. H-E-B: Check availability at vaccine.heb.com. Customers due for second doses will be contacted directly.
Walgreens: Check availability at Walgreens.com/sched ulevaccine. No walk-ins accepted. Also has been vaccinating residents and staff of long-term care facilities. Check exne.ws/ wal for updates.
Walmart, Sam’s Club: Vaccines are being offered at eight Walmart stores in San Antonio, one in Universal City and one in Cibolo. Check for availability and schedule appointments online at
walmart.com/cp/1228302 and at samsclub.com/pharmacy. Comal County: The county’s vaccine standby list is open. A link is on its website, co.comal.tx.us, and its social media sites. Those without computer access can call 830620-5575.
The county uses the Moderna vaccine, which is for adults 18 and older.
How much does it cost?
The vaccine is free, regardless of insurance status.
Do I have to show proof of eligibility?
DSHS has not offered guidance on how providers should check for proof of qualifying for a shot. Most providers require an ID, but many use an honor system rather than demand proof of underlying conditions.