Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins says people should sign up on multiple COVID-19 vaccination lists
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins says people should sign up on multiple COVID-19 vaccination lists
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins is urging people to sign up through multiple hubs to increase their chances of getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
DALLAS - Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins is urging people to sign up through multiple hubs to increase their chances of getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
Jenkins said, legally, people can register with as many vaccination locations as they are willing to drive to, and it could make a big difference when it comes to your place in line.
Dallas County aims to right COVID vaccine distribution with these steps
A rocky start to vaccine site left residents confused, but Dallas County commissioners tabled discussion on how to prioritize who gets the shot.
Dallas County commissioners on Wednesday took steps to smooth out their COVID-19 vaccination efforts after a rocky start that left residents confused and frustrated.
During a special meeting, commissioners hired a new public relations firm to help with the community outreach, a new call center to enroll residents with limited or no internet access and a software company to help manage appointments and track data.
But commissioners did not address how the county should prioritize its most vulnerable residents a political flashpoint that nearly cost the county its shots.
Dallas County approves $5 million in contracts for vaccine efforts
Dallas County commissioners agreed Wednesday to spend roughly $5 million more on COVID-19 vaccination efforts.
DALLAS - Dallas County commissioners agreed Wednesday to spend roughly $5 million more on COVID-19 vaccination efforts.
The money is aimed toward making the vaccination process simpler.
About $4 million will go toward a call center run by a private company. The rest will go toward education campaigns and a paperless registration system, which relies on people having and using the technology to make it work.
It s unclear if the plans will help alleviate long registration lines, like the one seen last week in Oak Cliff.
In 2019, the city approved a $2 million economic development grant for Chime Solutions a human resources and staffing firm to expand its business at the site at Highway 67 and Interstate 20.
The company said it breathed life into a dead mall in its home base of Atlanta so it wanted to do the same in southern Dallas as part of its expansion plan.
The City Council said many of the people they ended up hiring live in the area, many of whom were on vouchers or lived in Dallas housing projects. During this pandemic, 1,300 new jobs around Red Bird Mall. Most of those people within a 1- to 5-mile radius. And they re still hiring another 250 jobs which is a great deal,” said District Councilman Tennell Atkins.
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