Dallas closes emergency water distribution sites early Sunday after running out
The city expects to have more Monday morning and plans to reopen sites as supplies become available.
Residents line up in the cars to pick up a case of water each at the city s distribution site in West Dallas.(Dom DiFurio)
The city of Dallas’ emergency water distribution efforts were put on hold Sunday afternoon after three of four locations handed out all the supplies they had.
Statewide, governmental and charitable organizations, including food banks, have begun distributing food and water to the many people who are in need after last week’s extreme winter cold caused widespread power outages.
Dallas has 10 COVID vaccine registration sites. See where they are and when they’re open
The majority of nearly a dozen temporary registration sites are in southern Dallas.
Noemi Gonzalez (right), Senior Secretary to Commissioner Elba Garcia, helps Maria Dominguez register for a COVID-19 vaccine at a Pollo Campero location on N. Cockrell Hill Road on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Dallas. The registration drive-through event, organized by Oak Cliff activist Leslie Cannon, took place in the 75211 zip code, which has been heavily affected during the pandemic. (Lynda M. González/The Dallas Morning News)(Lynda M. González / Staff Photographer)
The city of Dallas announced on Thursday almost a dozen grocery stores, recreation centers and other sites where people can get help signing up for a COVID-19 vaccine.
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The state will send more doses, and the city is setting up more centers to get shots. A meeting is set for Monday to get everyone on the same page and air some grievances.
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The city of Dallas is receiving 5,000 vaccine doses from the state next week, allowing fire department paramedics to vaccinate members of the public for the first time.
The city is also establishing its own vaccine registration sites to help sign up residents who may lack a computer or internet access, or who are just unaware that they need to register with the county. Prior to this, the state had only provided vaccine doses to the county, outside of some for EMTs and other first responders. Now city employees will take a more proactive role in the distribution of the vaccine as well as signing up residents for appointments.
The Walmart Supercenter in Garland is closed for a couple of days to allow “third-party cleaning crews time to thoroughly clean and sanitize the building,”.
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