The Paris-Lamar County Health District is gearing up for its final mass Covid-19 vaccination clinic at the Love Civic Center this week. The move comes after pausing last week because of a previously planned event at the center.
âWe have approximately 1,500 (people) needing their second dose this week. We currently have approximately 800 who have signed up through the call center wanting their first dose. Unfortunately, we are having a tough time getting those 800 to confirm that they still want the vaccine,â health district director Gina Prestridge said. âThis will be our last clinic at the Love Civic Center due to the decrease in demand at this point. We will still be giving shots, firsts and seconds, but on a smaller scale at a different location.â
Two hundred doses of Modernaâs Covid-19 vaccine should be headed to Delta County this week, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
In the eighth week of Texasâs Covid-19 vaccine rollout, Delta County was listed for the first time on the weekly Covid-19 Vaccine Allocation list, released each Monday. The stateâs Expert Vaccine Allocation Panel each week determines which approved providers will receive vaccines and how many doses theyâll get. The 200 doses are being sent to Carevide Cooper. On Monday, Carevide was working to determine its process for doling out the vaccines.
Delta County Emergency Services Coordinator Tanner Crutcher said Carevide, in its application to become a vaccine provider, agreed to give vaccines to eligible Texans, which includes those in Phases 1A and 1B. That includes first responders, frontline health care workers, residents 65 and older, and those 16 or older with at least one chronic health condition that puts them