Governor Abbott Launches First Week of Save Our Seniors Initiative in 26 Counties

The Texas Division of Emergency (TDEM), the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), and the Texas Military Department (TMD) have announced 26 participating counties for the first week of Gov. Greg Abbott's Save Our Seniors program, reports KTRE Channel 9 . Texas has apportioned up to 8,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses for the first week of the initiative, which the state will use in collusion with local officials and service organizations to help Texans who are 75 years and older or homebound. TDEM and TMD will partner with local jurisdictions to deploy a central drive-through vaccine clinic in the community. Abbott said, "As more communities are identified and selected for the program, we will be able to get more shots in arms and further strengthen our response to this virus."