7 New Coronavirus Vaccination Centers Added In Dallas-Fort Worth As State Distributes More Doses

The number of coronavirus vaccination centers across Texas will nearly triple this week, with the state distributing about 70% more doses than a week ago.

In north Texas, the number of centers will increase from six to 13, including four in Collin County, where the county judge said last week that the number of vaccines received was not acceptable.

Statewide, there will be 77 vaccination centers, an increase from 28 last week. In Dallas County, the Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas and the Garland Health Department were added. The Arlington Fire Department has been newly designated as the Tarrant County Hub.

Statewide, 183 additional providers will also receive doses.

The Texas Department of State Health Services said the hub system is intended to streamline the immunization process by concentrating allocated doses in a smaller number of locations.

Agencies designated as centers offer immunizations in phases 1A and 1B of the state’s priority list – frontline healthcare workers, residents of long-term care facilities, people over 65, and individuals chronically ill – but are able to focus their efforts on subgroups of these levels, such as those over 75.

Texas is expected to receive 333,650 first doses of the vaccine this week, up from 197,125 last week. Dallas County will receive 36,925 of these doses, Tarrant County will receive 29,525, Collin County will receive 6,975, and Denton County will receive 6,100.

The public health agency said it is also ordering around 500,000 doses intended to be a second injection for people who have already received one.

Last week, Texas became the first state in the country to administer more than a million doses of the vaccine, crossing the milestone exactly one month after the state’s first dose arrived.

Among the 20 states where the most doses were distributed, Texas tops the list for percentage of doses administered, Governor Greg Abbott said in a written statement last week.

“Texas is once again leading the way for our nation,” he said. “This is the largest vaccination effort we have ever undertaken and it would not be possible without the dedication and tireless efforts of our healthcare workers. We still have a long way to go, but the Texans continue to prove that we are up to this challenge.

Texas expects the number of available doses to increase further in the coming weeks.

In North Texas, several providers have set up registration sites where people can indicate that they are eligible and want a vaccine. The state health department has provided links to the website of each provider of vaccination centers.

The state lists the following centers in North Texas and the number of vaccine doses they will have this week:

Dallas County

• Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas – 4,875
• Dallas County Health and Human Services – 9,000
• Garland Department of Health – 1000
• Parkland Memorial Hospital – 10725
• UT Southwestern Medical Center – 10725

Tarrant County

• Arlington Fire Department – 5000
• Tarrant County Public Health – 9,000
• Texas Health Resources – 9750

Collin County

• Allen Fire Department – 2000
• Baylor Scott & White Plano Medical Center – 975
• Collin County Health Services – 2,000
• McKinney Fire Department – 2000

Denton County

• Denton County Public Health – 6000