Mayor of Plainview enthusiastic about Hale County Health Departmentâs first vaccination clinic Plainview vaccination clinic on Wednesday By Melanie Camacho | February 8, 2021 at 10:43 PM CST - Updated February 8 at 10:43 PM LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The Hale County Health Department has received its first allocation of the COVID-19 vaccine and registrations for Wednesdayâs vaccination clinic in Plainview start on Tuesday. The Mayor of Plainview, Mayor Charles Starnes, is enthusiastic about the state picking the Hale County Health Department as a distribution center and hopes more frequent and bigger shipments lie in the future. Those in the 1-A category and 1-B category are eligible to sign up to receive the Moderna vaccine. This includes healthcare and frontline workers and long-term care residents. 1-B citizens have the green light too and this category includes those over 65 years old or an individual with a comorbidity.