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 county-sponsored COVID-19 vaccination site. Check Viainfo.net for the latest service updates.
These providers offer walk-in access: City: People 16 and older can get vaccinated without appointments from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday at the Alamodome drivethru site. Metropolitan Health District also is holding a pop-up mobile vaccine clinic at Trinity Lutheran Church, 5520 S. Flores St., 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday. No appointment is needed. The city and Healthcare Access San Antonio also have a vaccine wait list open to all Texas adults (with priority going to those 65 and older). Register online in English at sanantonio.gov/waitlist or in Spanish at sananto nio.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. daily. Registrants’ information will be kept in a secure database accessed only by vaccine providers, who will email or call to schedule appointments. More details are at bit.ly/ 35E0u7y.
H-E-B: Check availability at vaccine.heb.com. All H-E-B pharmacies are now welcoming walk-ins without appointments from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
South Texas Veterans Health Care System: Veterans, their spouses, their caregivers and Department of Veterans Affairs employees may show up without appointments at the Wonderland of the Americas mall, 4522 Fredericksburg Road, to get vaccinated from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays. Go to the former Stein Mart location. If veterans or employees prefer to schedule an appointment, they may contact the VA’S scheduling center at 210-949-9702. Visit www.southtexas. va.gov or the system’s Facebook page.
University Health: Appointments available at wecandoitsa.com for the vaccine clinic at Wonderland of the Americas mall. Walk-ins are accepted from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays at the Wonderland clinic’s lower level. 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. Precinct 1 Bexar County Commissioner Rebeca Clay-flores will join University Health for a vaccine clinic during a Cinco de Mayo celebration from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Zarzamora Clinic at 4503 S. Zarzamora St., where the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be given to anyone 16 or older. Walk-ins will be accepted at the Zarzamora event as well. A separate vaccine clinic at St. Philip’s College is giving only second doses from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays through May 14 and is open only to those who received first doses there. An adult must accompany those ages 16 or 17. New appointment openings will be sent to cellphones through the system’s Go Mobile app and through its newsletter at Healthfocussa.net. Call 210-644-1960 for information.
UT Health San Antonio: Appointments are available to anyone 16 and older to receive the Pfizer vaccine. Register at schedule.utmedicine sa.com. Walk-ins without appointments are accepted 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.
Walmart, Sam’s Club: Walk-ins are now accepted at all Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies in Texas, as supply allows. Appointments can also be scheduled online at wal mart.com/covidvaccine and at samsclub.com/covid. Walmart pharmacies are open seven days a week, while Sam’s Club pharmacies are closed Sunday. The pharmacies are offering the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. People don’t have to be a Sam’s Club member to get vaccinated there.
Wellmed: Reservations are available online for the two-dose Moderna vaccine or for the single dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine at the Cisneros Senior Community Activity Center, 517 SW Military. To sign up for the first dose of the Moderna vaccine, go to sign up.com/go/tykxgus —or to reserve an appointment for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, visit sign up.com/go/asprtdn.
Walk-ins will be accepted at the Cisneros center from 1 to 4 p.m. weekdays based on vaccine availability. Must be 18 to book appointments, which also are available by phone at 833968-1745 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Visit wellmed healthcare.com/vaccine or Wellmed’s Facebook page for updates.
The following providers require appointments:
Baptist Health System: Offering the Pfizer vaccine at various hospital campuses through May 12. Appointments available at baptisthealthsys tem.com/our-responseto-covid-19/covid-19vaccine-registration.
Ages 16-17 must have parental consent.
Centromed: Go to www.centromedsa.com to check for availability and schedule an appointment. You can also call 210-334-3820 to schedule an appointment.
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.
Comal County: Registration open for mass vaccine clinics today, Thursday and May 19 at the New Braunfels Civic/convention Center. Clinics are scheduled from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information and to register, go to co.comal.tx.us. Those without computer access can call 830-620-5575. Communicare Health Centers: Drive-thru vaccinations from 9 a.m. to noon today.
CVS: 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.
Northside Independent School District: Appointments are available for people 18 and older to get the Moderna vaccine from noon to 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Paul Taylor Field House, 7001 Culebra Road. Appointments are required and must be booked online at expressnews.com/ paul_taylor_signup.
San Antonio Military Health System: Brooke Army Medical Center has same-day vaccine appointments available for all Tricare beneficiaries 16 and older. Check www. tricareonline.com for appointments or call 210916-9900 or 800-4432262, option 8, from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. 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.
Schertz: Offering appointments to get first doses of the Pfizer vaccine from 4:40 to 7:20 p.m. Thursday and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 1400 Schertz Parkway, Building 5. Go to schertz.com/ covidvaccine to sign up. You do not have to be a Schertz resident.
Walgreens: Beginning today, San Antonio-area Walgreens pharmacies will offer same-day vaccine appointments to those 16 and older. Appointments are strongly encouraged and may be booked by visiting walgreens .com/schedulevaccine or calling 800-Walgreens.
English and Spanish speaking schedulers can help book appointments at that phone number. Walk-ins without appointments may be available at some Walgreens pharmacies — check with your local Walgreens regarding that option. How much does it cost? The vaccine is free, regardless of insurance.