Dec 11, 2020
The Texas Department of State Health Services has published âWeek 1â of its COVID-19 vaccine allocations, but as of that date, Parker and Palo Pinto counties have not made the list.Â
The first weekâs allocation is 224,250 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to be shipped to 109 hospitals in 34 counties as early as the week of Dec. 14, depending on when the vaccine is authorized for use in the United States, according to the Department of State Health Services.
The distribution of the vaccine in Texas is being determined by the COVID-19 Expert Vaccine Allocation Panel. The allocations should be updated moving forward, Parker County Health Authority Dr. Steven Welch said, adding that there is still no firm date as to when âWeek 1â is.Â
Two refrigerated trucks to store bodies in Tarrant County as COVID-19 pandemic worsens
Fort Worth Star-Telegram 12/10/2020 Domingo Ramirez Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Two refrigerated trucks will be used by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office to store bodies amid the COVID-19 surge in North Texas, according to officials at the medical examiner’s office.
Authorities anticipate the surge will increase over the next six to eight weeks during and through the holidays.
The trucks, which were acquired on Dec. 3, are parked near the medical examiner’s office, 200 Feliks Gwozdz Place.
Each truck will be able to store 50 bodies, according to officials at the medical examiner’s office.