Texas is preparing to distribute COVID-19 vaccination to medical staff and other first responders later this month, according to the Governor’s office. “Texas is ready to distribute these vaccines in the coming days,” Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted Sunday, sharing a Wall Street Journal story about United Airlines operating charter flights to position doses of Pfizer Inc.’s vaccine for quick distribution should the shots be approved by regulators. Texas will initially allocate vaccines based on the following criteria: protecting health care and frontline workers and vulnerable populations who are at greater risk; mitigating health inequities; data-driven allocations using the best available scientific evidence ...