Those concerns were brought up by county commissioners John Wiley Price and Dr. Elba Garcia. Both expressed worries the southern sector may be missing out on access to vaccines, especially in communities that have been hit hard by the virus.
NBC 5 reviewed providers receiving vaccines in week four of the state’s vaccine distribution list, which started on January 4.
We found there are more than twice the number of pharmacies and clinics north of Interstate-30 receiving the vaccine than there are south of the interstate in Dallas County.
Huang said as more vaccines become available in Dallas County, they will try to fill in the gaps and look for ways to reach those living in areas where there are few pharmacies.