The state announced this weekend that mass vaccination hubs in Southeast Texas have the green light. Author: Jordan James (12NewsNow), KBMT (12NewsNow) Published: 11:33 PM CST January 17, 2021 Updated: 11:33 PM CST January 17, 2021
BEAUMONT, Texas Texas state officials announced this weekend that mass coronavirus vaccination hubs have been given the green light in Southeast Texas.
Jasper and Newton Counties have been grouped together as one site, and Chambers County and Jefferson County were also approved to move forward.
After weeks of watching larger cities across the state host mass vaccinations, Southeast Texas now has the opportunity to do what county leaders have been looking for open up a vaccine hub.
Three COVID-19 vaccination hubs slated for Southeast Texas
The three vaccination hubs would be in Jefferson County, Chambers County and Jasper / Newton Counties, according to a list on the Texas DSHS website. Author: Eleanor Skelton, Kelsey Johnson Published: 8:05 PM CST January 16, 2021 Updated: 11:16 PM CST January 17, 2021
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Texas The official coronavirus vaccination hub list for Texas now lists three locations in Southeast Texas.
The three vaccination hubs would be in Jefferson County, Chambers County and Jasper / Newton Counties, according to the COVID-19 Vaccination Hub Providers list on the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Jefferson County Health Department, Chambers County Health Department and the Jasper-Newton Counties Public Health District are both listed, along with phone numbers, but no other information about when the vaccination hubs will be available or how to register is on the l
Rural governments sidelined in COVID vaccine planning
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Social distancing sign on sidewalk outside Tony s Pizza Napoletana, 1570 Stockton Street, in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, December 28, 2020.Scott Strazzante, Staff Photographer / The Chronicle
Rural governments often get tasked with providing services not required of their more metropolitan counterparts. These cities and goverments fill such gaps as providing broadband access or facilitating hurricane evacuations when public transportation options are limited.
But as COVID-19 vaccines are beginning to roll out across the state, it appears that expertise has yet to be tapped by state officials. And to this point, officials in Southeast Texas largely don’t know what it will look like or when they’ll be brought into the fold.
State data shows 300k COVID-19 vaccine doses haven t been used yet
A letter issued by DSHS urged vaccination sites to add timeliness and a sense of urgency to vaccination planning, saying there may be unnecessary delays Author: Victoria DeLeon, Raegan Gibson Published: 9:39 PM CST December 28, 2020 Updated: 10:24 PM CST December 28, 2020
KOUNTZE, Texas More than 900 people in Southeast Texas have already received the first dose of the Moderna vaccine according to new data from the state.
Smaller counties began receiving the first shipments of the Moderna vaccine last week.
Counties are now facing pressure to speed things up after a letter was issued from the Texas Department of State Health Services. It urged entities with the vaccine to speed up the administration.
COVID concern takes no Christmas break
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HOUSTON, TX - DECEMBER 22: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Dr. Joseph Varon watches the endoscope screen while performing a tracheotomy procedure on a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at the United Memorial Medical Center on December 22, 2020 in Houston, Texas. According to reports, Texas has reached over 1,610,000 cases, including over 26,190 deaths. (Photo by Go Nakamura/Getty Images)Go Nakamura, Stringer / Getty Images
Increased COVID-19 infections in Southeast Texas are continuing to push the death toll in rural areas past previous records. Officials say the most recent reports don’t begin to reflect what is on the horizon.