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COVID VACCINE LOCATIONS IN EAST TEXAS

COVID VACCINES ARE FREE at our central COVID vaccine clinic being operated from our Immunizations Clinic at 815 North Broadway Avenue in Tyler, the hours of operation are Mondays through Fridays, from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. and from 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.

Anyone over the age of 18 can receive either the 2-Dose Pfizer vaccine or the 2-Dose Moderna vaccine.  Anyone over the age of 12 can receive the 2-Dose Pfizer vaccine.

If you have recently received a flu shot or a Shingles vaccine, you are advised to wait at least 14 days before receiving your 1st or your 2nd COVID vaccine.

If you have recently tested positive for COVID, you have to wait at least 14 days before receiving your 1st or 2nd COVID vaccine.  Please consult with your doctor for confirmation.

 

Schedule of Mobile COVID Vaccine Clinics

 

NET Health will offer the Pfizer vaccine, the Moderna vaccine, or the J & J vaccine at each of the below locations.

Interersted persons can receive the 1-dose J & J vaccine, and either their first dose or their second dose of the Pfizer vaccine or the Moderna vaccine.

Appointments are NOT needed in order to get vaccinated at any of the below mobile vaccine clinics.  Walk-ins are welcome.

 

** Friday September 17th at Yantis ISD from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.

** Friday September 17th at Whitehouse ISD from 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.

** Saturday September 18th at Brownsboro ISD's Administration Building from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.

** Saturday September 18th at Westwood Junior High School in Palestine from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

** Saturday September 18th at Hillside Park in Tyler from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

** Saturday September 18th at Kilgore ISD's Administration Building from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

** Tuesday September 21st at the Rains Junior High School's Library from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

** Tuesday September 21st at Kilgore College's James Parks Fitness Center from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

** Wednesday September 22nd at Arp Junior High School from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.

** Wednesday September 22nd at Eustace ISD from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

** Thursday September 23rd at the First Baptist Church in Bullard from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

** Saturday September 25th at the Lone Star Church (604 W. 4th Street in Tyler) from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

** Saturday September 25th at Asbury United Methodist Church (3201 WNW Loop 323 in Tyler) from 12:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.

** Wednesday September 29th at Malakoff High School from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

 

For information about other COVID vaccine providers in East Texas and across the state, click here to visit the DSHS COVID-19 Vaccine Information website.

 

NET Health is now providing additional doses (a.k.a. third doses) of the Pfizer and the Moderna vaccine but only for persons who are immunocompromised.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that only the moderately-to-severely immunocompromised people are the current groups who are currently eligible to receive a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine or the Moderna vaccine.  Eligibility includes persons who are doing any of the following: 

  • Currently receiving active cancer treatment for tumors or cancers of the blood 
  • Ever received an organ transplant
  • Presently taking medicine to suppress the immune system 
  • Received a stem cell transplant within the last 2 years
  • Taking medicine to suppress the immune system 
  • Has a primary immunodeficiency, such as DiGeorge syndrome or Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome 
  • Has an advanced or untreated HIV infection 
  • Has started active treatment with high-dose corticosteroids
  • Taking any other drugs that may suppress your immune response 

The above populations are the only groups who are currently eligible to receive a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine or the Moderna vaccine. At this time, the CDC does not recommend additional doses or booster doses for any other population.  

If you qualify for CDC eligibility due to one of the above situations, it is imperative that you receive a signed document from your doctor that states your eligibility under the appropriate criteria that our NET Health Immunizations Clinic has to honor and practice due to their processes as being a COVID vaccination site.

Third doses of the Pfizer vaccine and the Moderna vaccine for non-immunocompromised individuals is not available at this time.

The 2-Dose Pfizer vaccine will be available to anyone over the age of 12 and the 2nd dose can be received at least 21 days after the first dose.

The 2-Dose Moderna vaccine is available to anyone over the age of 18 and the 2nd dose can be received at least 28 days after the first dose.

Remember Your Health Insurance Card

There is no cost to receive any COVID vaccine.

However, NET Health would like to bill your insurance company an administrative fee for the staff and supplies needed to provide you with a COVID vaccine.

After you receive your COVID vaccine, you may receive a call from (903) 954 - 4694.  Our staff will ask for your health insurance card number and confirmation of your address.

You will not be asked for your social security number (S.S.N.) nor for any personal health information (P.H.I.).

We are also seeking traditional Medicare information for those that have been or will be vaccinated.  You may have opted for a replacement or advantage plan, but we are required to bill the traditional red, white, and blue card with the new number.

NET Health can directly provide a mobile COVID vaccine clinic at your company, in your neighborhood, or at your community event!

We request that you enter your information at least 2 weeks before the scheduled day so that our staff can adequately prepare.

 

 

Chuck Smith brings more than 30 years' broadcast and media experience to Red River Radio. He began his career as a radio news reporter and transitioned to television journalism and newsmagazine production. Chuck studied mass communications at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and motion picture / television production at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has also taught writing for television at York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina and video / film production at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport.