Abbott unveils effort to vaccinate Texas seniors

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott was in Corpus Christi Thursday and held a news conference honoring the local fire department for their vaccine program, which will now be rolled out statewide.

The Corpus Christi Fire Department began vaccinating seniors in a partnership with Meals on Wheels through a program called "Save Our Seniors (SOS)," reports ABC affiliate KIII. 

"The success that has been achieved by Corpus Christi, it is so important that we are announcing a statewide program to 'Save our Seniors,' " Abbott said.

Roughly 1,100 national guardsmen across the state will help communities across Texas vaccinate home-bound seniors, Abbott said. 

Abbott also said there will be a record amount of vaccines available across Texas this week.