STANTON - Over 600,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines are planned to be distributed to smaller and rural hospitals in 185 Texas counties this week after they were left out of the first shipment of doses. Currently, the vaccine is not available at the Martin County Hospital. “We have submitted our application to the state, but it has not currently been certified,” said Martin County Hospital District Chief Executive Officer Nancy Cooke. “We did not qualify for the Pfizer vaccine because the state was only shipping quantities larger than 975 doses and the vaccine has to be stored at negative 65 degrees.” Martin County officials ...