Seventeen centers across North Texas will receive just over a quarter of the state’s first-dose allocation of the COVID-19 vaccine next week, state health officials say.
Of the state’s first 520,425 vaccine doses, 138,950 will go to centers in North Texas, according to the Texas State Department of Health Services.
In addition to the first doses, Texas DSHS said it was requesting 188,225 second doses of the vaccine for people vaccinated a few weeks ago.
Of the 17 centers in North Texas, six in Dallas County, four in Collin County, three in Tarrant County and one in Denton, Fannin, Navarro and Parker counties.
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You can now register for vaccination in Collin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant counties. The links are below:
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You do not need to be a county resident to register for a COVID-19 vaccine in that county; registration is open to anyone in Texas. For those without Internet access, Tarrant County is also registering by phone at 817-248-6299. In Dallas County, call the DCHHS Vaccine Hotline at 469-749-9900. In Denton County, call 940-349-2585.
Collin County is expected to receive 26,320 first doses of the vaccine distributed among its four providers: Allen Fire Department, Baylor Scott & White Plano, Collin County Health Care Services and the Fire Department. of McKinney.
The Frisco Fire Department receives a single shipment of 7,800 first doses and the county will have six vaccination sites in total.
The six centers in Dallas County will receive a total of 43,150 first doses. The county centers are Baylor University Medical Center, the City of Dallas, Dallas County Health and Health Services, Parkland Hospital, UT Southwestern Medical Center and the Garland Department of Health.
The three Tarrant County centers, the Arlington Fire Department, Tarrant County Public Health and Texas Health, will split 25,750 first combined doses.
Denton County Public Health, as the only county center, will receive the largest allocation from any provider in the state: 32,475. The county plans to open a large-scale vaccination site at Texas Motor Speedway that will be by appointment only.
TMC Bonham Hospital in Fannin County will receive 975 first doses; the Corsicana-Navarro Public Health District will get 1,500; and the Parker County Hospital District in Weatherford will receive 1,950, according to DSHS.
There are 82 center providers across the state, in addition to hundreds of smaller providers, such as pharmacies and hospitals, in 166 different counties.
The increase in the number of doses Texas will receive next week is due to two factors, according to DSHS. The first is a 30% increase in the number of Modern doses provided by the federal government and the second is a one-time return of 126,750 doses of the Pfizer vaccine intended for long-term care centers. The initial distribution was overrated, so some doses are returned to the states, DSHS said.
The state continues to vaccinate people in groups 1A and 1B, which includes health workers, first aid workers, residents of long-term care centers, people over the age of 65, and people with underlying health conditions.
According to DSHS, 1.75 million people in Texas have received their first dose, while 410,000 have been completely vaccinated.