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‘Vaccine tourism’: How Texas allocates vaccine and why some Houstonians are driving to get it

Q&A with Lisa Gray

English - March 26, 2021 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratings
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To find doses, Houstonians are hitting the road. Why is it so much easier to find vaccine elsewhere? Dr. David Lakey, a member of Texas' vaccine allocation panel explains how the doses are divvied up around the state and why you might — or might not — want to take a drive for your shot. He spoke with us Wednesday from his office in Austin.


But first, Lisa chats with friend of the pod and former host of the Coronavirus Chronicle podcast, Ferrill Gibbs, who recently road-tripped to Jasper, Texas for the jab.


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