HOUSTON – Texas is supplying 2.8 million doses of flu vaccine for children and adults. Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Department of State Health Services will provide the vaccines for the Texas Vaccines for Children Program and the new Adult Influenza Vaccine Initiative. “The Texas Vaccines For Children Program and the Adult Influenza Vaccine Initiative will provide these effective, voluntary vaccines to Texans across the state and help us protect the health and safety of our communities. Participating in medical practices, community clinics and health departments have ordered 1.8 million doses of free flu vaccine this flu season. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has provided one million flu vaccines to DSHS, which will distribute them through the Adult Influenza Vaccine Initiative to adults who are at higher risk of COVID-19 infection or severe disease.