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Turkeys, other donations running short ahead of Thanksgiving, San Antonio Food Bank says
Read full article: Turkeys, other donations running short ahead of Thanksgiving, San Antonio Food Bank saysThe San Antonio Food Bank is seeing near record requests for holiday help, but the supply of turkeys and other holiday items is running short, the nonprofit said in press release.
āWe should have been a priorityā: Consumers may feel the pinch at checkout after Texas farmers hit hard by winter storm
Read full article: āWe should have been a priorityā: Consumers may feel the pinch at checkout after Texas farmers hit hard by winter stormST. HEDWIG, Texas ā Farmers across Texas were hit hard by the recent winter storm and rotating blackouts that knocked out power in many communities. Consumers can expect to feel the effects at the grocery store, with empty shelves and higher prices for some products. But the Scotts could not make it through the 2021 winter storm that left much of Texas without power. State relief for farmers is not available, and federal funds are slow to trickle in, according to the agriculture commissioner. The Texas Department of Agriculture has the STAR Fund, which is made up of private donations that help farmers during a disaster.
Seniors may be eligible for vaccination, but it doesnāt mean doses are available in Bexar County
Read full article: Seniors may be eligible for vaccination, but it doesnāt mean doses are available in Bexar CountySAN ANTONIO ā Demand for the COVID-19 vaccine is far outpacing supply in Bexar County, even as a majority of the region is already be eligible to be vaccinated. About 60% of the Bexar County population is estimated to fall into that second group, said Colleen Bridger, the San Antonio Metropolitan Health Districtās interim director and the cityās pandemic incident commander. And while the state data, which lags behind the actual situation on the ground, shows 31,026 of the 73,050 doses have been administered in Bexar County, that doesnāt meant the rest are up for grabs. University Health is advising patients not to show up at the vaccination site, as each person must be prescheduled. H-E-B , which had dozens of Bexar County pharmacies receive vaccine shipments, posted , which had dozens of Bexar County pharmacies receive vaccine shipments, posted an update Sunday stating its pharmacies had either already administered or scheduled the doses received so far.