Maverick County Emergency Operation Center Resumes First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine on February 24 and Second Doses on February 27
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021
Following the cancellation of last week’s COVID-19 first and second dose vaccinations due to the frigid winter storm in Maverick County, the Maverick County Emergency Operation Center (EOC) announced on Monday, February 22, 2021 that it was resuming with the administration of the first and second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine this week with the first dose being administered on Wednesday, February 24, and the second dose on Saturday, February 27, at 9 a.m. at the City of Eagle Pass International Center for Trade (ICT0, 3295 Bob Rogers Drive, Eagle Pass, Texas.
Maverick County Judge David R. Saucedo announced that EOC staff are now telephoning local residents who have signed-up for the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to give them an appointment on Wednesday, February 24, starting at 9 a.m. at the City’s ICT. A total of 1,200 first dose COVID-19 vaccines will be administered on Wednesday, February 24, said County Judge Saucedo.
County Judge Saucedo also announced that EOC staff will be telephoning local residents who were scheduled to receive their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine last week during February 17-18 to reschedule it on Saturday, February 27, at 9 a.m. at the City’s ICT.
Saucedo noted that the winter storm delayed the administration of these critical COVID-19 vaccines by one week, but EOC personnel were now busy contacting Maverick County residents to reschedule their vaccination dates. Saucedo asked that local residents be patient as they will soon be contacted by EOC employees to provide them with their new vaccination date and time.
Saucedo added that local residents who were scheduled to receive their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on February 24 will now be rescheduled to Saturday, March 6, starting at 9 a.m. at the City’s ICT.
Joining Saucedo on the Monday, February 22, press conference was Eagle Pass Mayor Luis E. Sifuentes. Both Saucedo and Sifuentes advised Maverick County residents to be patient as the EOC staff are now contacting everyone with their new vaccination date and time.
