City to administer COVID-19 vaccines by appointment at 14 sites Feb. 6

The City of Laredo continues to move forward with the COVID-19 vaccination process through collaboration with community partners that include United Independent School District (UISD), Laredo Independent School District (LISD), Laredo College, and Sames Auto Arena.

There will be 14 Vaccine Points of Dispensing (PODs) across the city for the 5,000 vaccines now available — 3,200 for online appointments and 820 for phone appointments.

The allocation of those vaccines per POD are Sames Auto Arena, 1,080; UISD, 1,500 at six locations — San Isidro Elementary, Alexander High School, Fasken Elementary, Los Obispos Middle School; Antonio Gonzalez Middle School, and Lyndon B. Johnson High School – 9^th Grade Campus; 1,500 vaccines at six LISD PODs — Macdonell Elementary, Farias Elementary, Nixon High School, Sanchez-Ochoa Elementary, Cigarroa Middle School, Santo Niño Elementary; and Laredo College (South Campus, 5500 South Zapata Hwy.), 200 vaccines.

These inoculations continue to prioritize those who fall under Phase 1A an 1B categories. 

The online portal and phone lines to set an appointment opened Friday, February 5, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. at www.vaccinatelaredo.com and by phone at 3-1-1. The allotted vaccines from the online and phone appointments will be administered on Saturday, February 6, 2021 at the 14 PODs.  

The City of Laredo has been designated as a HUB by the Department of State Health Services and will distribute the rest of the allocated vaccines to the surrounding areas including: Zapata County, Jim Hogg County, Webb County, Rio Bravo and El Cenizo. The number of vaccines that will be distributed to these areas is based on their population number.

City of Laredo leaders continue to ask the State of Texas for additional vaccines as the surge in demand increases. For more information, please call (956) 795-4920.