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Fourteen agencies in Dallas-Fort Worth will serve as COVID-19 vaccination hubs as Texas shifts toward a centralized approach to distributing the shots.
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In Dallas County, the county health department, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Parkland Health and Hospital System, Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, the City of Garland Health Department and the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Center are designated as hubs by the Department of State Health Services.
In Tarrant County, the county health department, Texas Health Resources and the Arlington Fire Department are designated by the state as hubs.
There are four hubs in Collin County: the Allen Fire Department, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Plano, the McKinney Fire Department and Collin County Healthcare Services.
The fourteenth hub is the Denton County health department.
Rockwall and Ellis counties are not on the state’s list. Providers won’t exclusively vaccinate people who live in their respective counties.
Why is Texas creating vaccination hubs?
State officials have said their goal is to send most of the vaccines Texas is allocated to large hubs to streamline immunizations.
For the week of Feb. 1, Texas will receive 520,425 first doses of the vaccine and 188,225 second doses, according to a news release. More than 377,00 doses will go to hub providers.
“The idea is to concentrate much of the vaccine at a smaller number of locations so there will be a more centralized opportunity to vaccinate people,” state health department spokesman Chris Van Deusen
Van Deusen added that the state has asked the chosen providers to vaccinate people in surrounding areas, too.
Who is eligible to gt a vaccine at one of the hubs now?
Anyone in the first two tiers — phase 1A and 1B — of the state’s vaccination priority list is eligible to get immunized at any of the hubs, regardless of where they live, according to the state health department.
Phase 1A includes front-line health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities, and phase 1B includes anyone 65 or older or anyone with a chronic medical condition that puts them at higher risk if they contract COVID-19.
Do people need appointments?
The state urged anyone who is seeking a vaccine at one of the 82 hubs not to just show up. The health department advises that people first find out if walk-ups are accepted.
In North Texas, several providers have set up registration sites where people can indicate they are eligible and want a vaccine. The state health department has provided links to each vaccination hub provider’s website.
What are Dallas County’s plans to distribute the vaccine?
Dallas County has launched a “mega” vaccination site at Fair Park, where the county hopes to vaccinate thousands of people a day.
Shots will be available only by appointment to people who have registered online.
People who register through the county health department may be vaccinated at one of the city’s other hubs, including UT Southwestern, the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Center, or Parkland Hospital.
Are these the only places to get vaccines?
People who are eligible for shots have been able to get vaccines through other providers. The state has set up a map to locate providers who offer the vaccine.
How many doses will each hub get this week?
Here is the vaccine allocation breakdown for the week of Feb. 1, according to the state health department:
Dallas County
- Dallas County Health and Human Services, 9,000 doses
- Parkland Hospital, 11,700 doses
- UT Southwestern Medical Center, 11,700 doses
- Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, 4,875 doses
- City of Garland Health Department, 1,000 doses
- City of Dallas (Kay Bailey Hutchinson Center), 4,875 doses
Tarrant County
- Tarrant County Public Health, 9,000 doses
- Texas Health Resources, 9,750 doses
- Arlington Fire Department, 7,000 doses
Collin County
- Allen Fire Department, 7,800 doses
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Plano, 9,750doses
- McKinney Fire Department, 7,800 doses
- Collin County Healthcare Services, 9,750 doses
Denton County
- Denton County Public Health, 32,475 doses
Bailey County
- Medical Clinic Of Muleshoe, 975 doses
Bastrop County
- A+ Life Style Medical Group, 1,000 doses
Bee County
- Christus Spohn Health System in Beeville, 1,950 doses
- Community Action Health Center, 975 doses
Bell County
- Bell County Public Health District, 3,900 doses
Bexar County
- San Antonio Metro Health District, 10,000 doses
- University Health System, 10,725 doses
- UT Health San Antonio Wellness 360, 5,850 doses
Brazos County
- CHI St. Joseph College Station Hospital, 5,000 doses
Burnet County
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Marble Falls, 975 doses
Cameron County
- Cameron County Public Health, 6,000 doses
Chambers County
- Chambers County Health Department, 1,200 doses
Clay County
- Clay County Memorial Hospital, 975 doses
Coryell County
- Coryell Health Medical Clinic, 975 doses
Dallam County
- Coon Memorial Hospital, 975 doses
Dimmit County
- Dimmit Regional Hospital, 975 doses
Ector County
- Medical Center Hospital, 3,900 doses
El Paso County
- El Paso Fire Department, 5,000 doses
- University Medical Center of El Paso, 8,775 doses
Falls County
- Falls Community Hospital & Clinic, 975 doses
Fannin County
- TMC Bonham Hospital, 975 doses
Fort Bend County
- Fort Bend County Health Department, 9,750 doses
Galveston County
- Galveston County Health District, 1,000 doses
- University Of Texas Medical Branch Hospital, 4,875 doses
Gillespie County
- Hill Country Memorial Hospital, 1,200 doses
Greg County
- CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Health System, 2,925 doses
Harris County
- Harris County Public Health, 9,000 doses
- Houston Health Department, 9,000 doses
- Houston Methodist Hospital, 13,650 doses
- CHI St. Lukes Health, 1,950 doses
- Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center, 4,875 doses
- UT-Health Houston, 3,900
Hays County
- Hays County Health Department, 1,950 doses
Hidalgo County
- Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, 6,825 doses
- Hidalgo County Health and Human Services, 5,000 doses
- UT Health RGV Employee Health Edinburg, 975 doses
- UT Health RGV Family Health, 975 doses
Jasper/Newton counties
- Jasper-Newton Co Public Health District, 1,600 doses
Jefferson County
- Jefferson County Health Department, 1,950 doses
Jim Wells County
- Christus Spohn Health System at Alice, 975 doses
Kleberg County
- Christus Spohn Health System at Kleberg, 975 doses
- Kleberg County Sheriff’s Office, 1,000 doses
La Salle County
- La Salle County Regional Health Authority, 975 doses
Liberty County
- Emergency Hospital Systems, 975 doses
Lubbock County
- City of Lubbock Health Department, 8,000 doses
Maverick County
- Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center, 1,200 doses
McLennan County
- Waco-McLennan County Public Health District, 1,500 doses
- Ascension Providence Hospital, 1,950 doses
Midland County
- Midland Memorial Hospital, 4,875 doses
Montgomery County
- Lone Star Family Health Center, 2,000 doses
- CHI St. Luke’s Health Woodlands Hospital, 3,900 doses
Navarro County
- Corsicana Navarro County Public Health Department, 1,500 doses
Nueces County
- Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District, 5,000 doses
- Driscoll Health System, 975 doses
Parker County
- Parker County Hospital District, 1,950 doses
Potter County
- Amarillo Public Health Department, 6,000 doses
Reeves County
- Pecos Valley Rural Health Clinic, 975 doses
Smith County
- Northeast Texas Public Health District, 2,450 doses
- UT Health Science Center Tyler, 1,950 doses
Taylor County
- Abilene-Taylor County Health Department, 2,925 doses
Tom Green County
- Shannon Pharmacy, 1,950 doses
Travis County
- Austin Public Health, 12,000 doses
- UT Health Dell Medical School, 1,950 doses
Uvalde County
- Uvalde Memorial Hospital, 975 doses
Victoria County
- Victoria County Public Health Department, 2,000 doses
Washington County
- Washington County EMS, 4,000 doses
Webb County
- City of Laredo Health Department, 5,000 doses
Williamson County
- Family Emergency Rooms Cedar Park, 8,000 doses