COVID-19 Vaccine Information

Who can get a COVID-19 vaccine from UT Health Physicians?

We are committed to providing COVID-19 vaccines to as many people as possible in the most effective and efficient way possible. We are not a community vaccine site but we are currently providing COVID-19 vaccines to our patients who've been identified as being at the highest risk. Our office is directly contacting this list of eligible patients, by phone or through a MyChart message, with instructions for scheduling their vaccine appointment.

We expect to continue receiving additional vaccines to provide to more of our patients. When one of our patients becomes eligible to receive a vaccine from our office, they will be contacted by phone or through a MyChart message with directions for scheduling their appointment.

We are following the State of Texas and the Center for Disease Control tiered prioritized COVID-19 vaccine distribution system.

If you are a patient at UT Health San Antonio and have questions about the COVID-19 vaccine, please send a message to your provider using MyChart, your secure, personalized medical record accessible 24/7.

If you are not a patient at UT Health San Antonio, contact your primary care physician’s office. If you do not have a primary care physician, visit the City of San Antonio website for information on community vaccines.

If you have additional questions about UT Health San Antonio's COVID-19 vaccines, please call 210-504-5200.

Frequently asked questions:

I received a message saying I can receive my COVID-19 vaccine. What do I do?

If you have received notification through MyChart or have been contacted by phone, that you are now eligible to receive your COVID vaccine, please log on to your MyChart account and click on the option to “Schedule an appointment.”

You will receive confirmation that your appointment has been scheduled and directions for receiving your vaccine.

Thank you for using MyChart to schedule your appointment as our call volumes are much higher than expected.  

When can I receive my COVID-19 Vaccine from UT Health San Antonio?

Currently, we are providing the limited number of COVID-19 vaccines we've received to a list of our patients who've been identified as being at the highest risk for COVID-19 complications. Our office is directly contacting these patients, either by phone or through a MyChart message, with instructions for scheduling their vaccine appointment.

We expect to receive additional vaccines for more of our patients over the next several months. If you are a patient and become eligible to receive a vaccine from our office, you will be notified by phone or through MyChart with instructions for scheduling your vaccine appointment.

If you have already been notified that you are eligible to receive your COVID- 19 vaccine, please schedule your appointment through MyChart as we are experiencing higher than normal call volumes.  

If you are a current UT Health San Antonio patient and want to schedule a regular physician appointment, not a COVID-19 vaccine, please use MyChart to easily schedule your appointment.

If you have additional questions about UT Health San Antonio's COVID-19 vaccines, please call 210-504-5200.

Can I schedule my 2nd COVID-19 vaccine at UT Health San Antonio?

We are only providing second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to those who received their first dose from UT Health San Antonio. If you received your first dose from UT Health San Antonio, your second dose appointment was created at that time. Check MyChart to view the appointment details for receiving your second dose.

If you have additional questions about UT Health San Antonio's COVID-19 vaccines, please call 210-504-5200.

Is there a fee for the COVID-19 vaccine?

Vaccine recipients will have no out-of-pocket expenses.

For patients who have Medicare, Medicaid or a third-party insurer, your insurer will be billed a nominal fee of $17 for the first dose and $28 for the second dose per Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) allowable charges for the extra supplies and staffing to administer the vaccine.

I’m not a patient at UT Health San Antonio, but I’m interested in the COVID-19 vaccine.

We are only providing vaccines to current patients who already have a doctor established with UT Health San Antonio. 

You may visit the City of San Antonio COVID-19 website for up-to-date information about community vaccines.

You may also consider signing up for our Novavax vaccine trial. Learn more about this COVID-19 vaccine trial.

Contact Us

For information about COVID-19 vaccines, call 210-504-5200.

We are currently experiencing more phone calls than usual, and our callers are spending more time on hold. Patients can avoid the delay by using MyChart to send messages to their providers, view test results and request appointments.