CNN A Covid-19 vaccination is administered. EL PASO, Texas -- El Paso was picked by the state of Texas to be a mega-vaccination hub and the community's emergency management coordinator is calling the initial launch "successful." El Paso Assistant Fire Chief Jorge Rodriguez, who also serves of the coordinator of city-county emergency management operations, updated El Paso County Commissioners on the vaccination efforts at a meeting Monday. Rodriguez said 1,300 people were vaccinated Sunday at a mega-site in El Paso. He expects 1,500 more people to be vaccinated in the coming days. So far, El Paso has received 55,00 vaccines, with 33,160 people having received their first dose and 4,996 having been fully vaccinated. There are currently 82,000 people registered to receive the vaccine through epstrong.org.