Seventeen centers across northern Texas will receive just over a quarter of the state’s allocation of the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine next week, state health officials say.
Of the 520,425 first doses of the state’s vaccine, 138,950 will go to centers in northern Texas, according to the Texas Department of Health Services.
In addition to the first doses, Texas DSHS said it is requesting 188,225 second doses of the vaccine for people who were vaccinated a few weeks ago.
Of the 17 centers in northern Texas, six are in Dallas County, four in Collin County, three are in Tarrant County and there is one in Denton, Fannin, Navarro and Parker County.
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As the state begins to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to those in Phases 1A and 1B, county health departments have started making waiting lists for those who wish to be inoculated.
You can now register to receive vaccinations in Collin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant counties. The links are below:
Waiting list links: Collin – Research Waiting List | Dallas | Denton | Tarrant
You don’t have to be a county resident to register for a COVID-19 vaccine in that county – registration is open to anyone in Texas. For those without Internet access, Tarrant County is also accepting applications by calling 817-248-6299. In Dallas County, call the DCHHS vaccine hotline at 469-749-9900. In Denton County, call 940-349-2585.
Collin County is scheduled to receive 26,320 first doses of the vaccine distributed among its four suppliers: Allen’s Fire Department, Baylor County Health Services Scott & White Plan Collin and McKinney Fire Department.
The Frisco Fire Department is receiving a single shipment of 7,800 first doses and the county will have six vaccination stations in total.
The six centers in Dallas County will receive a total of 43,150 first doses. The county centers are Baylor University Medical Center, the city of Dallas, Dallas County Health and Human Services, Parkland Hospital, UT Southwestern Medical Center and the Garland City Department of Health.
The three Tarrant County centers, the Arlington Fire Department, Tarrant County Public Health and Texas Health, will share 25,750 first doses.
Denton County Public Health, as the only center in the county, will receive the largest allocation from any single provider in the state: 32,475. The county is planning to open a large-scale vaccination site on the Texas Motor Speedway, which will be done by appointment only.
TMC Bonham Hospital in Fannin County will receive 975 first doses; the Corsicana-Navarro Sanitary District will receive 1,500; and the Parker County Hospital District in Weatherford will receive 1,950, according to the DSHS.
There are 82 hub providers across the state, in addition to hundreds of smaller providers, such as pharmacies and hospitals, in 166 different counties.
The increase in the number of doses Texas will receive next week is due to two factors, according to the DSHS. The first is a 30% increase in the number of doses of Moderna provided by the federal government and the second is a single return of 126,750 doses of the Pfizer vaccine reserved for long-term care facilities. The initial distribution was overestimated, so some doses are being returned to the states, said the DSHS.
The state is still vaccinating people in groups 1A and 1B, which includes health professionals, first responders, residents of long-term care facilities, people over 65 and people with underlying health problems.
According to the DSHS, 1.75 million people in Texas received their first dose, while 410,000 were fully vaccinated.