The 1,100 slots available on Thursday and Friday at University Health in San Antonio were fully booked, according to Bill Phillips, the health system’s spokesperson. “The pediatric vaccine will further help reduce the spread of disease and prevent the rare but serious complications of COVID-19 in this age group,” Hellerstedt said in a news release.Īppointment slots filled up quickly this week for the first pediatric doses. Another 118 children who have had COVID-19 have been diagnosed with resulting multisystem inflammatory syndrome, which can inflame body parts including the heart, lungs, kidneys and brain. John Hellerstedt, the Texas health commissioner.
More than 70,000 Texans have died from coronavirus, including 22 children between the ages of 5 and 11, according to Dr.
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