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Fort Worth racetrack set to become biggest vaccine site in the state It won t be this kind of drive-thru.
Photo courtesy of Texas Motor Speedway A new drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic will open at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth one that s anticipated to be the largest in Texas, and possibly the entire U.S. Beginning February 2, medical personnel will vaccinate an estimated 30,000 residents per week. The vaccines will be administered by Denton County Public Health, the Medical Reserve Corps, and area fire departments, and only to those have appointments through the Denton County Vaccine Interest Portal. The site will host 16 drive-through lanes with the potential to vaccinate 1,000 people per hour or 10,000 people per day. Drivers stay in their cars, passing through a series of tents, getting vaccines from Moderna or Pfizer.
DENTON, Tx (WFAA) - Starting Tuesday, Texas Motor Speedway will be home to the largest drive-thru vaccine clinic in Texas, and possibly in the country, Judge Andy Eads said Monday. The site aims to distribute vaccines to 10,000 people in a day.
The first clinic starts Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. for people who are already registered through Denton County and have an appointment. Two more clinics are planned to open at 7:30 a.m. Thursday and Friday, as well.
âWeâve got the space and theyâve got the supply so itâs the right place, right time. Itâs always the right time to do the right thing,â said Texas Motor Speedway President and General Manager Eddie Gossage, of the partnership with Denton County.
The site aims to distribute vaccines to 10,000 people in a day. Author: Eline de Bruijn, Kevin Reece Published: 1:28 PM CST February 1, 2021 Updated: 4:32 PM CST February 1, 2021
Updated at 4:32 p.m. with additional details, quotes throughout.
Starting Tuesday, Texas Motor Speedway will be home to the largest drive-thru vaccine clinic in Texas, and possibly in the country, Judge Andy Eads said Monday. The site aims to distribute vaccines to 10,000 people in a day.
The first clinic starts Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. for people who are already registered through Denton County and have an appointment. Two more clinics are planned to open at 7:30 a.m. Thursday and Friday, as well.
with more details about the Dallas convention center hub.
Get your motors running: Texas Motor Speedway is hosting clinics to vaccinate 1,000 people per hour and 10,000 per day starting Tuesday at what will be the largest COVID-19 vaccine mega site in the state, if not the country, Denton County officials said.
TMS which sports a 131-acre parking footprint and Denton County officials have been in talks since late last week to host the three-day event, which will have 16 drive-through lanes to dispense to people with appointments around 32,000 Moderna and Pfizer vaccine doses the county is set to receive this week.
“This is the largest drive-through clinic we know of in the state and, possibly, the U.S.,” Denton County Judge Andy Eads said in a news release. “It is an ambitious undertaking but one the Denton County Commissioners Court feels good about with the help of more than 400 county staff, volunteers, fire and police personnel from our surrounding communities, CoSe