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How one North Texas city in Dallas County came together to lead COVID-19 vaccine sign-ups
Thanks to the work of librarians and recreation center employees, DeSoto’s seniors are at the front of the line for the vaccine in Dallas County
People wait at the DeSoto Public Library for a COVID-19 vaccination registration drive held by the Dallas County Health and Human Services Community Outreach Team on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in DeSoto, Texas. (Lynda M. González/The Dallas Morning News)(Lynda M. González / Staff Photographer)
The parking lot at the DeSoto Senior Center was unusually packed.
Shuttered for nearly a year, since the coronavirus pandemic hit North Texas, the center had been hollow. But on this February day, dozens of mask-wearing Black seniors moved in and out of the center for a very special occasion: The center was co-hosting a COVID-19 vaccine registration event with Dallas County’s health department.