New data from the Texas health department released Monday proves what health officials have been trying to tell vaccine-hesitant Texans for months: The COVID-19 vaccine dramatically prevents death and is the best tool to prevent transmission of the deadly virus.
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![Unvaccinated Texans make up vast majority of COVID-19 cases and deaths this year, new state data shows](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/HISD-COVID-Vaccine-MYL-TT-20-TexasTribune-cropped-505x306_c.jpg)
![Stephens Memorial Hospital kicks off vaccine clinics today](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/TSTC-Nursing-Students-giving-vaccine-2827-505x306_c.jpg)
Stephens Memorial Hospital will be holding a COVID-19 vaccination clinic today, Wednesday, March 31, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. or until they run out of the 100 doses of vaccine they will have on hand.
![As State of Texas shifts COVID-19 vaccine distribution to hubs, SMH closes local waitlist](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/covid-19-vaccination-2132-505x306_c.jpg)
With fewer doses of the COVID-19 vaccines going to rural areas in favor of major hubs that the State of Texas has created, Stephens Memorial announced this week that they will no longer be taking sign-ups on their vaccine waitlist.
![COVID-19 continues to threaten area as first vaccines arrive in Stephens County](https://breckenridgetexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Covid-19-Vaccine-Prater-1368-505x306_c.jpg)
As we move into the new year, the COVID-19 case surge continues to have a major impact on Breckenridge and the surrounding area. However, last week there was a small positive development when 10 employees at Stephens Memorial Hospital received the first dose of the Moderna vaccine.