(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas officials are taking a page from Corpus Christi’s playbook and stepping up efforts to vaccinate seniors against COVID-19.

Governor Greg Abbott announced the “Save Our Seniors” initiative at a news conference in Corpus Christi on Thursday. Abbott says more than 1,100 National Guard troops are being deployed to help vaccinate homebound seniors against COVID-19.
Corpus Christi mayor Paulette Guajardo says the city’s fire department has administered 2,000 vaccines in the past month to Homebound seniors.
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