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Hundreds receive their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine in Robstown

Those who were able to receive the vaccine today included hospital and long-term care staff and even funeral home workers and school nurses.

ROBSTOWN, Texas — One of the places where folks were vaccinated on Tuesday was at the Richard M Borchard Fairgrounds. The City-County Public Health District rolled out its second drive-thru vaccine clinic in Robstown after a delivery of more doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

The goal was to administer all 500 doses.

Cars began lining up Tuesday morning at the fairgrounds as the health district prepared to administer hundreds of more doses of the vaccine.

"So, we can get this virus under control! This thing is serious," said Eugene Francis who was in line.

Among those in the group waiting for their turn, we met Sandy Mireles, a hospice representative in Calallen.

"I just felt it's not only for my safety, but for my family and everybody else I come in contact with," said Mireles.

Those who were able to receive the vaccine, people who work in the hospital field and long-term care facilities, but the event even included funeral home workers and school nurses.

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"We knew we had to do the right thing and open up the drive through, get it out to the community.  We are still doing phase 1-A but we also know we can easily pivot to 1-B and to the 65 year and older which is our more vulnerable populations," said public health director Annette Rodriguez

Imelda Acuna is retired and fits into that 1-B group.

"My grandson is a pharmacist, so he called me this morning and he said they are doing it in Robstown, so I rushed over here," said Acuna as she waited in line.

Once the cars entered the parking lot, they pull up to a vaccination station. From there, a QR code that a person received during registration is checked on their phone. Then, they get their shot. 

From there, the person travels to another side of the parking lot where they must wait for 15 minutes just to make sure they don't have any kind of reaction to the vaccine.

Rodriguez believes another round of vaccines could arrive to the health district as soon as next week and has this advice for those who are planning to get the shot.

"There a couple of things. Bringing your phone is helpful because they are getting a QR code on their phone. Also wearing sleeves that are loose, because it is really hard to manipulate sleeve that are really tight."

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