This week, the City of Lubbock Health Department will conduct three COVID-19 vaccine clinics for citizens who fall into Phase 1A and 1B as defined by the Texas Department of State Health Services.
City urges citizens to come to vaccination clinic at appointment time COVID-19 vaccine (Source: Generic) By Amber Stegall | January 7, 2021 at 1:39 PM CST - Updated January 7 at 1:39 PM
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The City of Lubbock Public Health Department is seeing an influx of people in line at the Civic Center for the COVID-19 vaccination clinic.
As of 1:30 Thursday afternoon, there have been many people throughout the day arriving too early for their scheduled vaccination time. This is disrupting the efficiency of the clinic and its ability to get citizens in and out in a timely manner.
The City of Lubbock wants to remind people with scheduled appointments to arrive within their assigned time slots.
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The City of Lubbock Health Department announced on Wednesday that there will be another COVID Vaccine Clinic on Thursday. The clinic will once again be held at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Exhibit Hall from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday.
Citizens can begin calling and signing up for appointments at 3 p.m. on Wednesday. Citizens can call 806-775-2933 beginning at 3 p.m. Citizens can also sign-up online on the City of Lubbock Health Department s website.
Those eligible for the vaccine fall into the 1A and 1B categories.
Citizens in the 1A group include first responders, last responders, and school nurses. Those in 1B include those 65 and older and those with medical conditions that put them at a higher risk. Those include:
City of Lubbock sets up COVID-19 vaccine schedule through Select-A-Seat, clinic open Thursday (Source: CITY OF LUBBOCK- YOUTUBE) By KCBD Staff | January 6, 2021 at 9:52 AM CST - Updated January 6 at 12:31 PM
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The City of Lubbock held a virtual news conference on Jan. 6, regarding the Coronavirus in the community.
City of Lubbock COVID-19 news conference 01/06/2020 - clipped version
During the news conference, Mayor Dan Pope said the Lubbock Health Department vaccine distribution scheduling will be organized through the Select-A-Seat website. The clinic will run from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2020.
Through Select-A-Seat, the “event” is free and everyone who reserves a spot will have a ticket with a time on it.
High call volume from residents seeking COVID-19 vaccination appointments on Thursday was likely the cause of the disruption to the city s phone system, city officials said.
By about 9 a.m., more than 75% of the slots to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine were booked, according to a city news release. An hour later, all the slots were booked, according to a second news release.
The slots were part of the city s vaccination schedule for Thursday between 10 a.m to 4 p.m. at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Exhibit Hall.
City spokeswoman Lacey Nobles said Thursday s vaccinations split the remaining 800-plus doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine between Phase 1A patients who have not yet been vaccinated and Phase 1B patients.