As the first doses of the new COVID-19 vaccine make their way to Texas, Scurry County health officials reported another death due to the virus Monday. According to the report, Scurry County’s 27th COVID-19 fatality is a female between the ages of 70 and 80. This is the first week the new vaccine, produced by the Pfizer pharmaceutical company, is available nationwide. Texas will receive 224,250 doses of the vaccine this week. The first shipment of the vaccine was being sent to 110 healthcare providers across the state, facilities that have indicated they will vaccinate at least 975 front-line healthcare workers — ...