NEWS RELEASE
September 6, 2022- COVID-19 UPDATE FOR ARANSAS COUNTY, TEXAS
Our community risk level is currently HIGH.
According to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reporting system as of Friday September 2, 2022, Aransas County has experienced a total of 3817 COVID-19 confirmed cases since the beginning of the recording process, 1209 probable cases and 91 fatalities.
Vaccines are available for ages 6 months and up at all pharmacies in Rockport and at Allegiance EMS, 400 Enterprise Blvd #B, Rockport, TX, every Monday from 10am – 2pm. Vaccine booster shots are available for ages 5 and up.
Recommended actions based on current risk level:
• Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines.
• Get tested if you have symptoms.
• Wear a mask if you have symptoms, a positive test, or exposure to someone with COVID-19. You may choose to wear a mask at any time as an additional precaution to protect yourself and others.
You may be eligible to receive at home COVID-19 test kits free of charge. Visit www.covidtests.gov for more information.
If you have questions or are in immediate need of a test, call Aransas County Medical Services, Inc. (ACMSI) at (512) 290-3036. For more information, you may also visit the Center for Disease Control website located at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/covid-by-county.html.
We can achieve community immunity against COVID-19. Follow these simple steps to protect your family, friends, and coworkers: stay home when you are sick, wash your hands frequently, sanitize surfaces, wear face coverings in crowded areas, and maintain your vaccinations.
Be safe.
NEWS RELEASE
Aransas County Courthouse ● 2840 Hwy. 35 N. ● Rockport, TX 78382
CONTACT: Emily Guerrero, Aransas County Public Information Officer, pio@aransascounty.org, (361) 790-0100
On August 31, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to authorize updated, bivalent formulations of the vaccines for use as a single booster dose. Subsequently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) issued interim clinical considerations, which were endorsed by CDC Director Rochelle Walensky. These updated bivalent boosters are expected to begin shipping in the next few days to providers.
DSHS recommends providers begin to offer and administer them as soon as they arrive.
The updated bivalent COVID-19 vaccines contain, in equal parts, the original strain of SARS-CoV-2 plus BA.4 and BA.5 lineages of the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2.
The updated Moderna booster is authorized for people 18 years of age and older.
The updated Pfizer booster is authorized for use in individuals 12 years of age and older.
Both can be given to people at least two months after the completion of any primary COVID-19 vaccine series, including Novavax and Janssen COVID-19 vaccines, or their most recent COVID-19 booster of any type.
