On Thursday, more than three-dozen homebound seniors in Williamson County received the Johnson and Johnson vaccine against the COVID-19 virus thanks to the efforts of the VaxMob, made up of Williamson County Emergency Medical Services Community Health Paramedics and the Williamson County Mobile Outreach Team. The collaboration also included with Texas Department of Emergency Management, the National Guard, the Texas Infrastructure Fire Mutual Aid System, and the Round Rock Fire Department.
The VaxMob program was launched in support of Governor Greg Abbott’s “Save Our Seniors” initiative, which targets areas around the state where the COVID-19 vaccine needs to reach to seniors wanting to get vaccinated, but who are unable to access a vaccination site easily.
Nine National Guard members were deployed to vaccinate 40 seniors. This joint operation will continue next week in order to meet the demand of a growing list of homebound individuals still waiting to get vaccinated, the county said.
To date, more than 528 seniors have been vaccinated through the VaxMob’s efforts.
