Health district to host one-day COVID vaccine clinic
Staff reports
According to a release:
The Wichita Falls – Wichita County Public Health District, in partnership with Wichita County Judge Gossom, the North Texas State Hospital and the Community Healthcare Center, will be offering an appointment based COVID-19 vaccine clinic Saturday, January 16.
The North Texas State Hospital received their initial shipment of vaccines and after administering those, they were given authority through the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to use the remaining 975 doses for an appointment-based vaccine clinic for the community.
All entities will partner to provide staffing, clinic logistics and scheduling assistance. The clinic will only run this Saturday and is appointment based.
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Fernando Macias, 61, died Dec. 16, 2018 in the Bexar County jail.Courtesy /Bexar County Sheriff’s OfficeShow MoreShow Less
The family of Fernando Macias, the mentally ill 61-year-old man who died in the downtown jail two years ago, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office and University Hospital System.
Macias was jailed in March 2018 after he fired gunshots at sheriff’s deputies trying to detain him under a mental health warrant, leading to a 24-hour standoff. That ended in his arrest and the death of his mother, who was in the house and was accidentally shot by state SWAT officers.
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United Regional and North Texas State Hospital to receive 975 each
United Regional to receive COVID-19 vaccine for frontline staff By Michael Grace | December 14, 2020 at 6:34 PM CST - Updated December 14 at 6:34 PM
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (TNN) - Across the nation, hospitals are preparing for the arrival of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine. Among those receiving some of the supply are United Regional and North Texas State Hospital in Wichita Falls.
“We were excited to be part of the initial distribution into our community so that we can start getting vaccines into our health care workers and protect them,” said Wichita County Director of Health Lou Kreidler.