Dallas County is spending $30 million to hand over COVID vaccine distribution to private company
The decision comes as vaccine supply is at an all-time high and demand appears to be slipping.
U.S. Army personnel conduct COVID-19 vaccinations at the Dallas site at Fair Park, on Friday, March 05, 2021.(Ben Torres / Special Contributor)
Dallas County will spend up to $30 million in federal coronavirus aid to pay for future vaccine efforts, including pop-up inoculation sites and walk-in clinics.
Commissioners unanimously approved a contract with Colorado-based American Medical Response Ambulance Service to lead the next chapter in the county’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution. The company will begin to take over the county health department’s vaccine hub at Fair Park as early as next week.
Ambulance Company Refused Reasonable Accommodation to Pregnant Paramedic, Federal Agency Charged
SPOKANE, Wash. Nationwide medical transportation company American Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc. (AMR) will pay $162,500 and provide other relief to settle a federal pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s suit, a paramedic, who worked for AMR in Spokane, Wash., requested light duty for the last part of her pregnancy and supplied a doctor’s note in support. AMR denied her request. Rather than give her the light duty tasks it made available to its employees injured on the job, AMR directed the paramedic to take unpaid leave or work without any restrictions.