Appointment only for future Dallas County COVID-19 vaccinations – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

As of now, Dallas County officials said on Friday that would only be appointments for future COVID-19 vaccinations after two days of confusion and long waits for walk-in vaccines. you.

The announcement came on the same day that Dallas County reported 2,817 new cases of COVIDovid-19 and 24 other deaths.

The queue of waiting cars stretched a mile from Fair Park on Friday afternoon and some people said it took six hours to get through the line and get vaccinated.

Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said people over 75 were invited in tweets to visit Fair Park without an appointment Thursday and Friday because the county’s appointment booking website was compromised.

“Calling people here based on their age only happened today, but we had to do it because when our appointment system was hacked, we would either do it or sit here without an appointment.” , Jenkins said.

Do you want to register on a waiting list for vaccines?

As the state begins distributing COVID-19 vaccines for people in phase 1A and 1B, county health departments have started waiting lists for those who want to be vaccinated.

You can now register to receive the vaccination in Collin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant counties. The links are below:

Waitlist links: Collin | 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 also takes registrations by phone at 817-248-6299. In Dallas County, call the DCHHS vaccine hotline at 469-749-9900. In Denton County, dial 940-349-2585.

Jenkins said the over 75s were selected to help protect the most vulnerable population.

“We’re doing what we can do, based on science, to save as many lives as possible,” Jenkins said.

Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price said people 65 and over should have been invited, to correspond with standing vaccination groups and the county’s livability needs assessment in the south of Dallas.

“CDC, Parkland and all the vendors say 65 and over. You don’t have a chance to say, ‘Uh, I’ll do 75,’ ”Price said.

Online, many people complained that the invitation Jenkins tweeted was against the county’s website guidelines that require dates.

“Tweets are the personal competence of the judge. It’s not like the county is tweeting, ”Price said. “You are sending mixed messages. They are convoluted. They are confusing.

Jenkins said the situation is changing and more population groups will be added in the future for vaccinations as supplies arrive, but only by appointment.

“Just be patient with us as we improve the process every day,” Jenkins said.

The county judge said every Dallas County resident, regardless of age, should register for a vaccination on the Dallas County website, even if they are not yet included in a vaccination category current.

Everyone will have their turn and being on the list will allow you to stand in line when the vaccination groups expand.

Jenkins said around 2,800 vaccines had been provided by Thursday and slightly more were expected on Friday.

Dallas County will provide vaccinations by appointment at Fair Park on Saturday. No vaccinations will be offered on Sunday or Monday, a Martin Luther King Jr.

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* The locations on the map are approximate and central locations of the city and are not intended to indicate where people who are actually infected live.

** County totals below include the 32 North Texas counties, not just Collin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant.

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