UT-Austin To Unveil Coronavirus Vaccine Distribution Plan

AUSTIN, TX — The University of Texas at Austin — designated by the state as a distribution site for the coronavirus vaccine — is scheduled to provide a briefing on Tuesday outlining a distribution plan for the shots.

The first batch of vaccines against the respiratory illness is expected to arrive by next Monday, state officials previously announced. Health care workers have been identified as the first recipients of the arriving vaccine, according to the state advisory.

The UT-Austin distribution plan overview is scheduled to take place on Tuesday at 10:15 a.m., university officials wrote in an advisory.

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Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday announced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has made an initial Texas allotment of more than 1.4 million doses of vaccines for the coronavirus for December distribution.

Watch: UT-Austin Officials Outline Coronavirus Vaccine Distribution Plan

The vaccines are set for distribution to qualifying providers across the state who will administer immunizations based on the Vaccine Distribution Principles developed by the state's Expert Vaccine Allocation Panel, the governor said. Additional allotments may be made later this month, the governor noted, in addition to bolstered allotments slated for January and subsequent months.

Although only journalists will be granted access to the scheduled Zoom meeting outlining the UT-Austin vaccine distribution plan, university officials said media outlets will be allowed to stream the virtual news conference live. The university also will post an archived version of the video conference after the event, officials said.

Among the scheduled speakers are: Amy Young, vice dean of Professional Practice, Dell Medical School; chief clinical officer, UT Health Austin; Jonathan Robb, director, Office of Campus Safety; Terrance Hines, executive director and chief medical officer, University Health Services.

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