San Antonio Express-News

When and where Texans can get the COVID-19 vaccine

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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 ages 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.

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:

Centromed: Pfizer vaccines are available for those 12 and older at Centromed’s clinic at 5439 Ray Ellison Blvd. A parent or legal guardian must accompany children and give consent. Walk-ins are welcome. To make an appointmen­t, call 210-3343820 or go to www.centromed sa.com.

City: People can get vaccinated without appointmen­ts from noon 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 to children 12 and older — consent from a parent or legal guardian is required. Adults can register for a vaccine waitlist online in English at sanantonio. gov/waitlist or in Spanish at

sanantonio.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:

Today: 8 a.m.-noon, Blessed Angels Community Center, 14078 Nacogdoche­s Road ( J&J); 9 a.m.-8 p.m., San Antonio Internatio­nal Airport, terminals A and B, 9800 Airport Blvd. (Pfizer); 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Crossroads Baptist Church, 8300 Tezel Road (Pfizer); 1-6 p.m., Second Baptist Church, 3310 E. Commerce St. (Pfizer and J&J); 4-7 p.m., Autism Treatment Center, 15911 Nacogdoche­s Road, Building 2 (Pfizer).

Thursday: Noon-6 p.m., Palo Alto College, Student Center, classroom SC130, 1400 W. Villaret Blvd. (Pfizer): Second Baptist Church, 3310 E. Commerce St. (Pfizer and J&J).

Friday: 9 a.m.-8 p.m., San Antonio Internatio­nal Airport, terminals A and B, 9800 Airport Blvd. (Pfizer); 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Raindrop Cultural Center, 4337 Vance Jackson Road, suite #203 (Pfizer); 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Oak Farms Dairy, 1314 Fredericks­burg Road (Pfizer); 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Mirabella Senior Apartments, 1955 Bandera Road (Pfizer); 3-6

p.m., IDEA Brackenrid­ge, 5555 Old Pearsall Road (Pfizer); 3-7 p.m., Presentati­on Ministry Center, 2003 Ruiz St. in collaborat­ion with Health Collaborat­ive (Pfizer and J&J).

Saturday: 8 a.m.-1 p.m., AT&T Center, 1 AT&T Center Parkway (Pfizer); 9 a.m.-8 p.m., San Antonio Internatio­nal Airport, terminals A and B, 9800 Airport Blvd. (Pfizer); 10 a.m.-1 p.m., San Antonio Preparator­y Community School, 6127 Summer Fest Drive (Pfizer); 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Restore Adult Education, George Gervin Academy, 4205 San Pedro Ave. (Pfizer and J&J); 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Avalanche of Love Community Outreach, 6812 Bandera Road (Pfizer); 10 a.m.-4 p.m., City Church, 9431 Bandera Road (Pfizer); 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Esperanza at Palo Alto Apartment Homes, 12305 S.W. Loop 410 (Pfizer and J&J).

Upcoming: Chance to win Spurs season tickets with your shot, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the AT&T Center, 1 AT&T Center Parkway (vaccine type TBD). Free tickets to San Antonio FC soccer games at 8 a.m.-1 p.m. July 17 pop-up clinic at Toyota Field, 5106 David Edwards Drive (vaccine type TBD).

Texas Medclinic: Offers Pfizer vaccines to adults and children 12 and older at all Texas Medclinic locations in San Antonio,

Bulverde and New Braunfels. Walk-ins accepted, appointmen­ts encouraged at texasmed clinic.com. Shots offered from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekends. Children 17 and younger must be accompanie­d by parent or guardian.

University Health: Offers Pfizer vaccines to those 12 years and older at the Robert B. Green campus, 903 W. Martin St., 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. Walk-ins accepted. An adult family member or guardian must accompany those under 18 and provide written consent, but proof of age isn’t required. Details at

www.wecandoits­a.com or call 210-644-1960 for informatio­n.

The following providers require appointmen­ts:

Baptist Health System: Offers vaccines at specified hospital campuses. Appointmen­ts available on certain dates through Aug. 31 at baptisthea­lth system.com/ourrespons­e-to-covid-19/ covid-19-vaccinereg­istration. The Pfizer vaccine is available to those 12 and up. Anyone younger than 18 must have parental consent.

Comal County: The Comal County Public Health Department provides COVID-19 vaccines, including to children 12 and older; residents may schedule an appointmen­t at co. comal.tx.us or by calling 830221-1150.

UT Health San Antonio: Now offering the Pfizer vaccine to those 12 and older. Schedule vaccines at www.uthealthca­re .ORG/COVID.

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:

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