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?
Many clinics and pharmacies allow walk-ins or same-day appointments. 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.
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.
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 drive-thru site. Metropolitan Health District also is holding a pop-up vaccine clinic at Trinity Lutheran Church, 5520 S. Flores St., 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, with no appointment needed. The city and Healthcare Access San Antonio also have a vaccine wait list open to all Texas adults (priority goes to those 65 and older). Register online in English at
sanantonio.gov/waitlist or in Spanish at sanantonio.gov/ listadeespera. Or call 311 and select option 8 or call 210-2076000 to speak with an operator. Phone lines open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Registrants’ information is in a secure database; vaccine providers will email or call to schedule appointments. Details at bit.ly/35e0u7y.
CVS: Walk-in access now available at most area CVS pharmacies. Same-day scheduling, including appointments as soon as one hour, also is available at
Cvs.com . Those without online access can call CVS customer service at 800-746-7287.
H-E-B: Check availability at
vaccine.heb.com. All H-E-B pharmacies welcome walk-ins without appointments from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
San Antonio Military Health System: Brooke Army Medical Center now offers vaccines every Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on a walk-in basis for all Tricare beneficiaries ages 16 and up. Same-day vaccine appointments also available. Check www. tricareonline.com for appointments or call 210-916-9900 or
800-443-2262, 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.tri care.mil and through social media and secure messaging.
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 wecandoit sa.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. 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.utmedicinesa.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: Walkins are now accepted at all Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies in Texas, as supply allows. Appointments can also be scheduled online at walmart.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 signup.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 833-968-1745 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Visit wellmedhealthcare.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 baptisthealthsystem.com/ our-response-to-covid-19/ covid-19-vaccine-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 and May 19 at the New Braunfels Civic/convention Center, both set for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Information registration is at
co.comal.tx.us. Those without computer access can call 830-620-5575.
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.
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: Area Walgreens pharmacies now offer same-day vaccine appointments to those 16 and older. Appointments are strongly encouraged and available at walgreens.com/sched ulevaccine or by calling 800Walgreens, where English- and Spanish-speaking schedulers are available. Some pharmacies offer walk-in access without appointments, but check first with individual locations.
How much does it cost?
The vaccine is free, regardless of insurance status.