More than 1,100 providers in 185 Texas counties will receive the COVID-19 vaccine during the second week of distribution, the Texas Department of State Health Services announced. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will deliver 460,500 doses of the Moderna vaccine and 159,900 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to continue vaccinating frontline health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities. “Adding the Moderna vaccine will dramatically increase the amount of vaccine that can go to rural areas and smaller providers because it ships in smaller quantities and can be stored longer at regular refrigerator temperatures,” DSHS Commissioner Dr. John Hellerstedt ...