San Antonio Express-News (Sunday)

When and where Texans can get the COVID-19 vaccine

- EXPRESS-NEWS STAFF

Most major pharmacies offer vaccines on a walk-in basis, and many doctors, hospitals and clinics, including the military and VA systems, have appointmen­ts available. We update this guide daily to keep track of the main public providers, major clinics and temporary “pop-up” events:

Who can get it now?

All Texans 12 and older are eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Several providers now offer the Pfizer vaccine to children 12 to 15. Children must be

accompanie­d by an adult.

Can I get help?

The city offers text alerts about opportunit­ies for appointmen­ts with public providers — to sign up, text Vaccine or, for alerts in Spanish, Vacuna, to 55000.

The state also provides several resources to help Texans track down vaccines by phone. To find vaccines, child care and free rides to clinics, text your ZIP code to GETVAX (438829) for English or VACUNA (822862) for Spanish. Or call 833-8327067 to get referred to a local vaccine provider. The call center is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Translator­s are available to help callers.

These providers offer walk-in access:

CentroMed: Pfizer vaccines available at CentroMed’s clinic at 5439 Ray Ellison Blvd. To make an appointmen­t, call 210-3343820 or go to www. centromeds­a.com.

City: People can get vaccinated without appointmen­ts from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Friday at the Alamodome drive-thru site at 100 Montana St., Parking Lot B. Metro Health offers the Pfizer vaccine. Adults can register for a vaccine waitlist online in English at sanantonio.gov/waitlist or in Spanish at sanan tonio.gov/listadeesp­era. Or call 311 and select option 8; or 210-207-6000 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.

Metro Health is running a series of “pop-up” vaccine clinics:

Tuesday: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., John Jay High School, 7611 Marbach Road (Pfizer second doses and J&J); 3-6 p.m., San Antonio Preparator­y School, 6127 Summer Fest Drive (Pfizer and J&J)

Wednesday: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., San Antonio Zoo parking garage, 9303 N. St. Mary’s St. (Pfizer and J&J)

Thursday: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., San Antonio College, 1819 North Main St. (Pfizer and J&J); 10 a.m.-2 p.m., San Antonio Zoo parking garage, 9303 N. St. Mary’s St. (Pfizer and J&J); 1-6 p.m., McNay Art Museum, 6000 N. New Braunfels Ave. (Pfizer and J&J); 5-7 p.m., Divine Providence Catholic Church, 5667 Old Pearsall Road (Pfizer)

Friday: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., San Antonio Zoo parking garage, 9303 N. St. Mary’s St. (Pfizer and J&J); 11 a.m.-5 p.m., The Culinary Institute of America, 312 Pearl Parkway, Building 2, Suite 2102 (Pfizer and J&J)

Saturday: 9 a.m.-noon, District 7 Goliad Building, 4203 Woodcock Drive (Pfizer and J&J); 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Para Mi Gente Mutual Aid Distributi­on at Southwest Workers Union, 1416 E. Commerce St. (Pfizer and J&J)

To find a mobile clinic near you, go to covid19. sanantonio.gov/WhatYOU-Can-Do/Vaccina tion#get-vaccinated .To find a testing location, visit covid19.sanantonio .gov/What-YOU-Can-Do/

Testing#TestingLoc­a tion.

Texas MedClinic: Offers Pfizer vaccines at all Texas MedClinic locations in San Antonio, Bulverde and New Braunfels. Walkins accepted; appointmen­ts encouraged at texasmedcl­inic.com. Shots offered from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekends.

University Health: Offers Pfizer and Moderna vaccines from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays at the Robert B. Green campus pharmacy, 903 W. Martin St. Visitors can now get the Pfizer, Moderna or J&J vaccines in University Hospital’s lobby, 4502 Medical Drive, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday. Pfizer vaccines also are available 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Medical Center Pavilion, 4647 Medical Drive; Southeast Clinic, 1055 Ada St., Annex Building; Southwest Clinic, 2121 SW 36th St.; and Texas Diabetes Institute, 701 S. Zarzamora

St. Walk-ins accepted at all locations. Details at www. wecandoits­a.com, or call 210-644-1960 for informatio­n.

The following provider requires appointmen­ts:

Comal County: The Comal County Public Health Department provides Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. Schedule an appointmen­t at co. comal.tx.us or by calling 830-221-1150. Now offering third-dose vaccine appointmen­ts to anyone with moderately or severely compromise­d immune systems and who received their second doses at least four weeks ago.

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