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City Council Meeting Minutes January 5, 2021 <br />• DSHS + Health Care Provider Network <br />• Tier la and lb recipients now eligible* <br />— Health care front line <br />— Public Safety -first responders <br />— Long term care residents and caregivers <br />— >age 65 or >age 16 with a chronic condition <br />• Limiting factor is vaccine availability <br />Mr. Stapp stated they are reaching out to all providers to compile information <br />on how and who gets it. <br />Mr. Stapp stated for public safety employees, appointments are being made at <br />three different locations. <br />Council Member Gleason asked if there any scheduling issues with receiving <br />the second dosage. Mr. Stapp stated that is yet to be determined, the staff who <br />got the first shot is assigned to go back next week and we are being told it will <br />be available. Mr. Stapp mentioned they were on a call with officials with DSHS <br />there are some indication that providers across the state and not sure if it is <br />local but providers interpreted the dosage instructions incorrectly. Mr. Stapp <br />stated the second dosage is coming later. <br />Council Member Baker expressed concern regarding the over 15% rate, <br />vaccination process that it is taking 30 minutes per person as opposed to a flu <br />shot. Do any of the providers have labor issues and can we do anything to <br />facilitate this? Mr. Stapp stated he doesn't have the answer due to labor issues, <br />but the challenge is for the 14 providers listed have not been granted with <br />dosages and not sure why. Mr. Stapp mentioned it takes about 30 minutes as <br />he stated, in addition they need to schedule 10 people at one time to complete <br />one vile. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Derrick inquired about the Texas State numbers. Is Hays <br />County counting these numbers? Mr. Stapp said student and faculty cases are <br />reported to county, if are county residents. There could be some residential <br />discrepancies. <br />Mayor understand case counts are where people live, but are hospitalization <br />numbers account for the number regardless of residency requirements. Mr. <br />Stapp stated the hospital is only residents no matter where they have been <br />transferred. <br />City of San Marcos Page 4 <br />