The Rio Valley Grande area has received 27-thousand doses of COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccines began shipping three weeks ago. In Hidalgo, Cameron and Starr counties some 21-percent of the dose total has already been given out. Cameron County Health Administrator Esmeralda Guajardo says the existing vaccine must be used up before a vaccination site will be given more doses.
Valley Gets 27K Vaccine Doses So Far
FILE - In this undated file photo issued by the University of Oxford, a volunteer is administered the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, in Oxford, England. New results released Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, on the possible COVID-19 vaccine suggest it is safe and about 70% effective. (John Cairns/University of Oxford via AP, File)
