Maverick County Emergency Operations Center to Start Third/Booster COVID-19 Vaccines on November 1st
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021
Maverick County Operations Center (MCOC) Director Leopoldo “Polo” Vielma announced that it will commence providing the third dose, also known as “Booster,” of COVID-19 Vaccines to Maverick County citizens who are 65 years or older on Monday, November 1, 2021 and Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at the City of Eagle Pass International Center for Trade (ICT), 3295 Bob Rogers Drive, Eagle Pass, Texas.
Vielma noted that on Monday, November 1, 2021, citizens who are 80 years or older will administered their third dose from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and those who are 75 years or older will be administered the third dose.
Vielma added that on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, citizens who are 60 years or older will be administered their third dose from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. while those who are 65 years or older will be administered the third dose.
Vielma stated that there is no pre-registration required for the November 1 and 3 third dose COVID-19 Vaccine clinic at the City of Eagle Pass International Center for Trade. The third dose vaccine is free of charge. People participating should bring with them their COVID-19 Vaccine Card issued to them when they received the first and second doses.
Vielma added that the Texas National Guard Medical Group will be administering the third doses on November 1 and 3. The Maverick County Emergency Operations Center together with the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and the Texas National Guard are administering the third dose clinics.
A total of 1,200 vaccines per day will be administered on a first come, first serve basis on November 1 and 3, 2021, said Vielma.
For more information, please call the Maverick County Emergency Operations Center at (830) 325-4327, (830) 421-5122, or (830) 421-5151.
