UPDATE at 10:05 a.m. — "All available appointments for the Galveston County Health District vaccine clinic have been filled and registration is now CLOSED."
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GALVESTON COUTNTY, Texas — Registration opened at 9:30 a.m. Monday for the next Galveston County Health District COVID-19 vaccine clinic.
Demand was so high, the county's official .org webpage was very slow to load even as of 10:05 a.m.
Health care professionals and people over 65 or older than 18 with certain medical conditions are able to sign up to get the vaccine.
The vaccines will be administered at the Galveston County Health District in Texas City.
HOW TO REGISTER / GET THE LINK AND UPDATES
Direct registration link: https://tinyurl.com/y5sabdfz
Official county webpage: http://www.gchd.org/covidvaccine
Official county Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GCHDInfo/
Galveston County health officials and county leaders held its first mass vaccination hub clinic this weekend. Appointments for Saturday’s event filled up in less than an hour.
RELATED: Galveston County's first COVID-19 vaccine clinic sets high bar for future mass distributions
UTMB and Galveston County Public Health District teamed up to give out more than 800 doses of the vaccine.
The county said it's expecting to receive about 6,000 new doses next week.
