Dallas County’s failure to nail vaccine awareness will hurt us all
In a stunningly bad decision, county leaders kicked a public education campaign down the road.
Marian Barnett of Lancaster receives her 2nd COVID-19 vaccination from volunteer pharmacist Glenn Wilson in one of the drive-thru lanes at Fair Park in Dallas, Wednesday, February 10, 2021. Dallas County s mega vaccine site shifted to a drive through model Wednesday, an effort to help move things quicker. According to a press release, The White House announced today that it is partnering with the State of Texas to build three new major Community Vaccination Centers (CVCs) in Dallas, Arlington, and Houston. The CVCs will be at Fair Park in Dallas, AT&T Stadium in Arlington, and NRG Stadium in Houston. Together, these sites will be capable of administering more than 10,000 shots in arms a day. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News) (Tom Fox / Staff Photographer)
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Texas Blocks Dallas Efforts to Vaccinate Communities of Color
Texas vaccine policy illustrates racism and health inequity, one doctor writes.
One obvious vaccine distribution policy is to prioritize Covid-19 vaccinations in the communities where the virus is most prevalent. In a completely logical approach, Dallas County Health officials shifted their vaccine strategy to focus on the hardest-hit areas. In response, state officials threatened to cut vaccine supply unless Dallas reversed the policy.
Until life on the streets took him in, Jesus Monge says, he was a quiet kid who did well in school in Pleasant Grove and made friends easily. He remembers being an avid learner, bilingual in reading and writing. He won a few spelling bees, something he’s still proud of at 34.
Monge’s parents were immigrants. His mom worked two jobs and his dad was the silent, stoic type. Then, the summer before his freshman year of high school he was introduced to the Dallas gang Eastside Homeboys. A friend’s older brother was a member, and while Monge and his friend were too young to know much, they were old enough to recognize the respect the gang’s leaders received.
This weekend the city of Dallas unveiled its attempt at implementing a mass vaccination and officials subsequently issued apologies for the mess that ensued. Tuesday when the Dallas County Commissioners Court convened for their biweekly meeting, more details were offered on what went wrong, including an explanation for the hour-long waits and many being turned away.
Neighboring communities, like Arlington and Denton, have rolled out smooth vaccination sites. Today Denton held a massive drive-thru for 10,000 people with their county judge describing it, according to WFAA, as Chick-fil-A efficiency. Arlington is pushing thousands a day through their ESports stadium site, with the entire process taking less than a hour.
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