Seventeen nodes in North Texas will receive just over a quarter of the state’s allocation of first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine next week, health officials say.
Of the state’s 520,425 first doses of the vaccine, 138,950 go to hubs in North Texas, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
In addition to the first doses, Texas DSHS said it ordered 188,225 second doses of the vaccine for people vaccinated a few weeks ago.
Of the 17 North Texas hubs, six are in Dallas County, four in Collin County, three in Tarrant County, and one each in Denton, Fannin, Navarro, and Parker counties.
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As the state begins distributing COVID-19 vaccines for those in stages 1A and 1B, the county health departments have started waiting lists for those seeking to be vaccinated.
You can now register to receive the vaccination in Collin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant counties. Links are below:
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You don’t 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 also takes telephone registrations 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 from the four suppliers: the Allen Fire Department, Baylor Scott & White Plano Collin County Health Care Services and the McKinney Fire Department.
The Frisco Fire Department will receive a one-time shipment of 7,800 first doses, and the county will have a total of six vaccination sites.
The six Dallas County hubs will receive a total of 43,150 first doses. The county’s hubs include Baylor University Medical Center, the City of Dallas, Dallas County Health and Human Services, Parkland Hospital, UT Southwestern Medical Center, and the City of Garland Health Department.
Tarrant County’s three hubs, the Arlington Fire Department, Tarrant County Public Health and Texas Health, will split 25,750 first-doses together.
Denton County Public Health, as the county’s only hub, gets the largest single provider allotment in the state: 32,475. The county plans to open a large-scale vaccination site at Texas Motor Speedway, which will be by appointment only.
TMC Bonham Hospital in Fannin County Receives 975 First Doses; the public health district of Corsicana-Navarro will receive 1,500; and the Parker County Hospital District in Weatherford will host 1,950 according to DSHS.
There are 82 hub providers statewide, 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 Moderna doses the federal government provides, and the second is a one-time return of 126,750 doses of the Pfizer vaccine reserved for long-term care. Initial distribution was overestimated, so some doses are being sent back to the states, DSHS said.
The state continues to vaccinate people in Groups 1A and 1B, including health professionals, first responders, residents of long-term care facilities, those over the age of 65, and those with underlying health conditions.
According to DSHS, 1.75 million people in Texas have received their first dose, while 410,000 have been fully vaccinated.