Providers in Central Texas are starting to get shipments of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the third COVID-19 vaccine to get approval in the U.S. Unlike the vaccines approved so far, this one only requires one dose and it's easier to store.

It's cumbersome to remove a name from a waitlist, so it's better to simply not schedule an appointment if you are contacted.

No. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says you can get the second dose later than the recommended interval.

The simple answer is we don’t really know yet.

Doses are scarce, but here are some resources for getting on waiting lists at vaccine providers around Austin.

It's free.