Nearly 44,900 San Marcos residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
As of DSHS’ most recent zip-code specific report released on Monday, 44,884 San Marcos residents living in zip codes 78666 and 78667 are considered fully vaccinated, while 53,450 have received at least one dose.
Meanwhile, 146,100 Hays County residents are considered fully vaccinated — 64.32% of 227,126 eligible residents who are 6 months or older as of Tuesday. The DSHS stated that 170,752 Hays County residents have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination dose — 75.18% of eligible residents. Additionally, the DSHS stated that 62,219 Hays County citizens have received at least one additional vaccine dose.
As of Monday, 99.99% of Hays County residents who are 65 years or older have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine, while 97.04% in the same age group are fully vaccinated.
Additional data shows that 91,606 Hays County residents who have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose fall into the 16-49-year-old age range, 33,158 are between 50-64 years old, 23,175 are 65-79 years old, 9,072 are 12-15 years old, 8,168 are between ages 5 and 11, 5,067 are 80 years old and older, 464 are between 6 months and 4 years old, and 42 have an unknown age, according to DSHS.
Of the 170,752 Hays County residents who have received at least one vaccine dose, 39.16% are white, 29.29% are Hispanic, 19.31% are listed as other, 7.93% have an unknown race or ethnicity, 2.59% are Black and 1.71% are Asian, according to DSHS’ racial and ethnic breakdown.
The DSHS stated that 21,334,802 Texans have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, and 17,847,282 have been fully vaccinated. According to the state, 74.13% of eligible Texans have received at least one vaccine dose as of Tuesday, while an estimated 62.01% of Texans are fully vaccinated. Additionally, 7,195,643 Texans have received a booster vaccination dose.
In Hays County, “no appointment needed” vaccine clinics are available. Vaccines are offered at Christus Trinity Clinic (formerly Live Oak), 401 Broadway from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesday and Fridays with Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson doses available. A walk-in Pfizer vaccine clinic takes place at Communicare in Kyle at 2810 Dacy Lane every Monday-Friday between 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-3 p.m.
COVID-19 vaccines are widely available in San Marcos at multiple CVS pharmacies, multiple Walgreens pharmacies, both H-E-B pharmacies, B&J Pharmacy, San Marcos Family Medicine and Sam’s Club Pharmacy. Visit https://www.vaccines.gov to see other locations across the county. Check with each location to see if an appointment is required or if walk-in is accepted.
