Mobile COVID-19 vaccine clinic helping underserved communities in Tarrant County
About 100 people were vaccinated Tuesday, according to MedStar, which partnered with Tarrant County Public Health and LVT Rise for the clinic. Author: Lauren Zakalik Updated: 11:04 PM CST February 2, 2021
FORT WORTH, Texas In the heart of Fort Worth s Las Vegas Trail neighborhood, there was hope Tuesday morning in the form of a mobile coronavirus vaccine clinic. We ve been waiting for this for so long, said Monica Ordaz, who was the first in line to receive the vaccine Tuesday.
The clinic, set up at area non-profit called LVTRise, brought the COVID vaccine right into the west Fort Worth neighborhood. It was a needed outreach, according to LVTRise executive director Willie Rankin.