Published March 12, 2021 •
Updated on March 12, 2021 at 5:32 pm
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The acting Secretary of the Army, Honorable John Whitley, visited Dallas County s vaccination site at Fair Park.
He met with County Judge Clay Jenkins, Mayor Eric Johnson, and others to discuss the ongoing partnership between the community, FEMA and the Department of Defense.
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Jenkins said he s grateful for the tremendous work of the team and supporting the mission to vaccinate more than 5,500 Dallas county residents a day.
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Texas to receive 800,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses next week, which is a drop from this week
Texas to receive 800,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses next week, which is a drop from this week
More people will be eligible for vaccines in Texas next week. But there will be fewer vaccines available.
About 800,000 new doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will be coming into Texas next week. That s a drop from the million-plus the state got this week.
That s because the FEMA hubs won t be doing first doses starting next week, and the initial supply of Johnson & Johnson vaccine has been used up. Will still be the third largest allocation we ve gotten so far, said Imelda Garcia, DSHS associate commissioner for laboratory and infectious disease services and chair of the Expert Vaccine Allocation Panel.
Acting Army Secretary tours Fair Park COVID-19 vaccination site and meets with county leaders
He discussed the partnership with Dallas County leadership, FEMA, and the Department of Defense.
DALLAS - The acting Army secretary was in Dallas Friday touring the Fair Park vaccination site.
It s being staffed by National Guard troops who ve been putting shots in arms for about three weeks now, about 21,000 a week.
But the county and city of Dallas said they re not getting the doses they need.
The FEMA site is giving out all three vaccines, including the new, one-dose Johnson & Johnson shot.
The acting Army secretary said that adds another logistical challenge, though he said the National Guard troops are here for the long haul.