As written, the contract could have run through September, but Whitley said it had always been subject to 30-day notice to end sooner. The letter from the HSC to the county said there were currently “many avenues for Tarrant County residents to receive the vaccine, and agreed with the county that “this is the natural wind-down of some of capacity building efforts under the COVID-19 vaccine contract between HSC and Tarrant County.
An HSC spokesperson issued the following statement Tuesday.
“Since the beginning of the pandemic, HSC has proudly partnered with Tarrant County on activities such as operating COVID-19 test sites for first responders, contact tracing, educating, and informing the public and, most recently, managing a vaccination program that expanded vaccine access in historically underserved and hard-to-reach communities. While HSC and Tarrant County agree that the timing is right to wind down the vaccination partnership, HSC remains committed to improving the hea
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‘A Huge Difference in How We Do Criminal Justice In Our Community’
(Fort Worth, TX) – A long-term plan to create a mental health jail diversion center – and provide an alternative to putting people with mental health needs behind bars – appears to be on the fast track.
Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley said Tuesday during the Commissioners Court meeting that he would like to see the facility, geared to get the mentally ill the medical attention they need, open by October 1, 2021.
County officials have talked about the need for such a facility for years.
“This will make a huge difference in how we do criminal justice in our community,” said Sharen Wilson, Tarrant County’s criminal district attorney, a key advocate of this effort. “The mentally ill, for the most part, should not be in our jails. This gives them an opportunity to not be there.”
COVID-19 vaccine strategies change as supply dwindles across North Texas
COVID-19 vaccine strategies change as supply dwindles across North Texas
County leaders across North Texas are starting to come up with new ways to get more people vaccinated.
County leaders across North Texas are starting to come up with new ways to get more people vaccinated.
Supply is outpacing demand, so we are starting to see a shift toward smaller vaccination clinics and even the idea of paying people to get vaccinated is being floated.
Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley, like other leaders across the state, has too much COVID-19 vaccine and too few takers.
Tarrant County judge wants to give $50 incentive to get vaccinated
FORT WORTH, Texas - We are now at a point where vaccine supply is higher than demand.
North Texas officials are looking into ways to convince more people to get vaccinated, including possible incentives.
Four months into the vaccine rollout, just under 35% of Tarrant county residents 16 and over have been fully vaccinated. That’s nowhere near the 60-70% needed for projected herd immunity.
Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley floated the idea last week of offering money as a reward for getting vaccinated. I really think we’re at a point to where people are saying maybe I don t need to go get it, he said. Well if somebody was offering them a $50 bill, maybe they’d show up.
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