DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas plans to open a COVID-19 vaccination site next week.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson on Friday announced that the State of Texas will directly provide the City of Dallas with 5,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine next week for public distribution. The City has previously only received doses to inoculate its public safety workers. According to the city, Mayor Johnson and the City of Dallas Emergency Management Director have advocated in recent weeks for state officials to allow the City to directly distribute vaccine doses. Currently, the city is partnered with Dallas County to distribute the county’s doses at Fair Park.
“I am excited and ready to get these highly effective, life-saving vaccines to the public,” said Mayor Johnson. “As I have said, the City of Dallas is ready to help the state take its vaccination efforts to the next level. We will do so equitably, efficiently, and without political influence.”
The vaccines will be distributed in an appointment-based drive-up process at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. The convention center was previously used to give out 2,000 doses of the vaccine to Dallas police and firefighters.
The city plans to pull names of eligible residents from the existing Dallas County Health and Human Services registration database. The residents will be prioritized based on recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of State Health Services, and Dallas County Health and Human Services. The eligible residents will be contacted by the City of Dallas to schedule an appointment time at the convention center. The Office of Emergency Management plans to make the site available between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. on weekdays, and on one weekend day, depending on availability.
Dallas Fire-Rescue paramedics will administer the vaccine doses.
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