Texas vaccine Group 1

About 9 million Texans are currently prioritized to receive the COVID-19 vaccine; people in this group are split up into categories A and B.

1A: Health care employees, including those who work in hospitals, long-term care facilities, outpatient programs, urgent care clinics and pharmacies.

1A: Residents of long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes.

1B: Anyone 65 and older.

1B: Anyone 16 and older with at least one chronic medical condition, including cancer, chronic kidney disease, heart conditions and obesity. Pregnant women also qualify in this group.