West said he felt the letter was needed to reassure county officials and Dallas residents that the city and the county can work together. The original dispute stemmed from the county s efforts to get doses of vaccines to vulnerable populations with little access to medical care, which led to confusion, leaks from council members and Johnson s complaint that the county was not communicating properly with the city. Johnson fired off his complaint in a letter to Jenkins.
Speaking to Jenkins over the weekend, West asked what he and other council members can do to help. He said Jenkins told him it would be helpful to beef up vaccine registration outreach efforts.
Texas county axes plan to prioritize vaccinating communities of color after state threat
BY EMMA PLATOFF AND JUAN PABLO GARNHAM, Texas Tribune
Jan. 21, 2021
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FILE PHOTO - Faced with the threat that the state might slash its vaccine allocation, Dallas officials on Wednesday reversed course on a plan that would have prioritized doses for people living in the county’s most vulnerable ZIP codes, primarily in communities of color.Billy Calzada /Staff photographer
Faced with the threat that the state might slash its vaccine allocation, Dallas officials on Wednesday reversed course on a plan that would have prioritized doses for people living in the county’s most vulnerable ZIP codes, primarily in communities of color.
Updated on January 19, 2021 at 5:55 pm
Dallas County is reporting 1,589 new COVID-19 cases, 16 more deaths, and nearly 1,200 people currently hospitalized and battling the virus in the county Tuesday.
The county said 1,160 COVID-19 patients in county hospitals through Monday night. They also reported 505 ER visits Monday for people with COVID-19 symptoms. On Tuesday, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins tweeted there were 26 adult ICU beds available as of Jan. 18. Today we report 1,589 new COVID cases and 16 additional deaths. Updated modeling from UT Southwestern predicts that Dallas County could have up to 1,440 hospitalized COVID patients and 2,700 new daily COVID cases by Jan. 29, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins. In addition, they show that physical distancing, mask-wearing and other prevention measures have decreased transmission of COVID-19 about 65%. This is encouraging, but we must remain vigilant in our efforts to stop and slow the spread of this virus since they also sho