AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott says over 140,000 healthcare workers across the state have been immunized against the coronavirus. The vaccine from drug maker Pfizer started arriving in Texas earlier this week. The news comes as cases and hospitalizations in Texas rose again Wednesday.
The state reported 9,528 people hospitalized with COVID-19 and 252 more fatalities from the disease caused by the virus. The Texas Department of State Health Services says intensive care units in some regions were at or near full capacity. The department on Wednesday reported 14,805 newly confirmed cases of the virus and 3,202 more probable cases.
Abbott says he has not received the vaccination, but “will get the shot at the appropriate time.” Once it’s approved Abbott expects the Moderna vaccine to arrive early next week and says he expects over 1 million people to be vaccinated by the end of the month.
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