MEETING: Community Health and Equity Committee
DATE: May 27, 2021
DEPARTMENT: Health
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Anita K Kurian, MBBS, MPH, DrPH, Assistant Director -Communicable Disease Division
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT: A briefing providing updates on the community-wide COVID-19 vaccination efforts
SUMMARY:
San Antonio’s COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Hub providers will share updates on the community-wide vaccination efforts.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Metro Health, University Health, UT Health and WellMed are mass Covid-19 vaccination providers in Bexar County. Since January 2021, in accordance with the Texas Department of State Health Services’ guidance, each of these agencies have been involved in COVID-19 vaccine administrations to the eligible population. This briefing will provide an update on each individual agency/provider’s effort to improve Covid-19 vaccination coverage in Bexar County.
The presentation will be shared by Mr. George Hernandez, CEO, University Health; Dr. Robert Leverence, M.D, UT Health San Antonio; Maj. Gen. Jimmie Keenan, MSN, RN, FACHE, FAAN, Senior Vice President of Enterprise Clinic Operations, WellMed Medical Management, Inc; and Anita K. Kurian, MBBS, MPH, DrPH, Assistant Director, Metro Health.
ISSUE:
The Bexar County COVID-19 Vaccination hub leaders would like the opportunity to brief the Community Health and Equity Committee on the community-wide COVID-19 vaccination efforts.
ALTERNATIVES:
This item is for briefing purposes only.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact at this time.
RECOMMENDATION:
This item is for briefing purposes only.