San Antonio Express-News (Sunday)
When and where Texans can get the COVID-19 vaccine
Supplies are increasing and more locations offer walk-in access to inoculations. We update this guide daily to give you what you need to know:
Who can get it now?
All Texans 16 and older are eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
If I qualify, where can I get it?
You can make an appointment with a pharmacy, hospital, clinic or other provider. 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:
Baptist Health System: Offering the Pfizer vaccine at various hospital campuses through May 12. Appointments available at baptisthealthsystem.com/ our-response-to-covid-19/ covid-19-vaccine-registration. Ages 16-17 must have parental consent.
City: People 16 and older can get vaccinated without appointments from 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays at the Alamodome’s drive-thru site. The city and Healthcare Access San Antonio also have set up a vaccine wait list that’s open to all Texas adults. Priority will be given to those 65 and older. To sign up, register online in English at sanantonio.gov/waitlist or in Spanish at sanantonio.gov/ listadeespera. To register by phone, call 311 and select option 8 or call 210-207-6000 to speak with an operator. Phone lines are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day. Registrants’ information will be in a secure database accessed only by vaccine providers, who will email or call them to schedule their appointments. More information is at bit.ly/35E0 u7y.
University Health: Appointments available at wecandoit sa.com for the vaccine clinic at Wonderland of the Americas mall, 4522 Fredericksburg Road. A separate clinic is at St. Philip’s College, Center for Learning Resources (Building 8) at 1801 Martin Luther King Drive. Both locations are open to walk-ins on weekdays, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Wonderland clinic’s lower level and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the St. Philip’s site. Walk-ins also are accepted at the Robert B. Green campus, 903 W. Martin St., from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays only. Photo identification is required. Adult must accompany those ages 16 or 17. New appointment openings sent to cellphones through the system’s Go Mobile app and through its newsletter at HealthfocusSA .net. Call 210-644-1960 for information.
WellMed: Starting this week, WellMed will book vaccine appointments only at the Cisneros Senior Community Activity Center, 517 SW Military. Online appointments will be available for those 18 and older to get first doses of the Moderna vaccine at signup.com/go/TYKxGUs .Or call 833-968-1745 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily for appointments. No walk-ins. Those who received their first shots at the Treviño López Senior One-Stop Center, 8353 Culebra Road, will get second doses there through May 21. Visit wellmedhealthcare.com/ vaccine or WellMed’s Facebook page for updates.
Comal County: The county’s vaccine standby list is open. Go to co.comal.tx.us. Those without computer access can call 830-620-5575. The county uses the Moderna vaccine.
Schertz: Check schertz.com/ covidvaccine for appointment availability and to find out if the waiting list is open. You do not have to be a Schertz resident.
CentroMed: Established patients may call 210-334-3820 to schedule a vaccine appointment. Go to www.centromedsa.com to check for vaccine availability.
Christus Santa Rosa Health System: Appointments are made through an online chat function at vaccinate.christushealth .org, which screens for eligibility — if it does not appear, no appointments are available.
CommuniCare Health Centers: Has partnered with Eastside Education and Training Center to provide drive-thu vaccinations from 9 a.m. to noon May 5. Pre-register by calling 210-4850848 or email DST-EETC@ala mo.edu — someone will follow up by contacting you and giving you an assigned date and time.
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 has opened vaccine availability to all Tricare beneficiaries 16 and older. Check www.tricareonline.com to look for open appointments or call the Consult Appointment Management Office at 210-916-9900 or 800-443-2262, option 8, from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. A limited number of appointments are available. Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center also is letting all Tricare beneficiaries 16 and older make appointments, including those without medical conditions. Updates at bamc.tricare.mil and through social media and secure messaging.
South Texas Veterans
Health Care System: Offering vaccines to all veterans, their caregivers, spouses, surviving spouses and CHAMPVA beneficiaries as supply allows. By appointment only. Register for an appointment at www.va.gov/ health-care/covid-19-vaccine. The system also allows veterans, their caregivers and their spouses to show up without appointments from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays at the Wonderland of the Americas mall to get vaccinated — go to the former Stein Mart location. Visit www.south texas.va.gov or the system’s Facebook page.
UT Health San Antonio: Appointments are available to anyone 16 and older to receive the Pfizer vaccine. Register at schedule.utmedicinesa.com. Walk-ins without appointments are being accepted as supply and capacity allow from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays at the School of Nursing Hurd Auditorium, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive. Priority is being given to people 80 and older.
CVS: Vaccines are offered at many area pharmacies. 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 800-7467287. No walk-ins.
H-E-B: Check availability at vaccine.heb.com.
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 more than two dozen Walmart stores in San Antonio, plus stores in Converse, Boerne, Cibolo, Helotes, Schertz and Universal City. Vaccines also are being scheduled at half a dozen Sam’s Club stores in the San Antonio area. Check for availability and schedule appointments online at wal mart.com/cp/1228302 and at samsclub.com/pharmacy.
How much does it cost?
The vaccine is free, regardless of insurance status.