As of now, Dallas County officials said Friday it will only be appointments for future COVID-19 vaccinations after two days of confusion and long waits for start-up vaccines without an appointment.
That announcement comes on the same day that Dallas County reported 2,817 new COVIDovid-19 cases and another 24 deaths.
The row of wagons stretched a mile from Fair Park on Friday afternoon, and some people said it took six hours to get through the line and be vaccinated.
Judge Clay Jenkins of Dallas County said people over the age of 75 were invited a tweet to visit Fair Park on Thursday and Friday without appointments because the province’s appointment website was compromised.
“Calling people down here on the basis of age just happened today, but we had to do it because if our appointment system was hacked, we would do it, or we would be sitting here without appointments,” Jenkins said.
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As the state began distributing the COVID-19 vaccines to those in Phases 1A and 1B, the country’s health department has begun waiting lists for those who want to be vaccinated.
You can now register to receive the vaccination in the provinces of Collin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant. Links are below:
Waiting list links: Collin | Dallas | Denton | Tarrant
You do not have to be a resident of the country to register for a COVID-19 vaccine in that country – registration is available to anyone in Texas. For those without Internet access, Tarrant County also takes registrations by phone at 817-248-6299. In Dallas County, call the DCHHS Vaccination Phone at 469-749-9900. In Denton County, call 940-349-2585.
Jenkins said more than 75 have been selected to help protect the most vulnerable population.
“We are doing what we can, based on science, to save as many lives as possible,” Jenkins said.
Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price said people aged 65 and older should be invited to vote on permanent vaccination groups and on the county’s need assessment for viability in southern Dallas.
‘CDC, Parkland and all the suppliers say 65 and older. You do not get the opportunity to say, ‘Ha, I’ll do 75,’ ‘Price said.
Online, many people have complained that the invitation was tweeted by Jenkins in violation of the country’s website instructions that prescribe appointments.
‘The tweets are the personal possession of the Judge. “It’s not like the County tweet,” Price said. ‘You are sending mixed messages. They are complicated. They are confusing. ”
Jenkins said the situation was evolving and that in the future more population groups would be added for vaccinations as supplies arrived, but only by appointment.
“Just be patient with us as we improve the process every day,” Jenkins said.
The district judge said every Dallas County resident, regardless of age, must register for a vaccination on the Dallas County website, even if it is not yet included in a current vaccination category.
Everyone’s turn up and if you’re on the list, you’ll get a place in the queue when the vaccination groups enlarge.
According to Jenkins, about 2,800 vaccinations were provided on Thursday and slightly more is expected on Friday.
Dallas County will deliver vaccinations at Fair Park on Saturday. No vaccinations will be offered on Sunday or Monday during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
* Map locations are approximate, centrally located to the city and are not intended to indicate where actual infected people live.
** Land totals below include all 32 states of North Texas, not just Collin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant.
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