Texas officials scramble to administer 8,000 COVID vaccines after power loss

Two Harris County public health officials told ABC News that their facility that stored the Moderna vaccine lost power early Monday morning and a backup generator also failed. The freezers that kept the vaccine at its containment temperature were among the affected equipment, they said.

The state has been hit with power problems all weekend following a winter storm that dropped several inches of snow and brought temperatures to below freezing. Power outages in the state have impacted at least 3.6 million customers as of 5:30 p.m. ET. The Harris County Judge was slated to provide more details about the emergency vaccine administrations Monday evening.

they are doing rolling black outs. the snow didn't knock out anything

Plenty of ice outside if they're enterprising enough.

Well they should be stored in places with generators.

I sure hope you all have plenty of gasoline to run generators ..how else will you keep from freezing lights for seeing water pumps for drinking and and My God you all have to eat..GOD is speaking

How are they maintaining the recommended temperature to keep the vaccines viable?

I don’t know why I follow abc. Get a generator. Please!!

Not the way to run your country GovAbbott.

But be careful They may imprison you If you use common sense So try to not care

Idiocracy at it's finest 😑

Man, we're a three hour drive from there and I've got a four wheel drive and good tires. Dang. I was formulating how long it would take to bundle the kids up and shove us in the car and haul ass to Houston.

Feels like it is cold enough outside to store them there.

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I don't remember having read one single good news about Texas. Texas is a bit like a long chain saw massacre financed by big oil and gas polluters.

We will take two. The waiting is killing us...

Poor planning they should’ve had back up generator power set up and in place ready to go!!

Telling me they don’t have back up generators for freezers? 🤔

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