Grand Prairie Opens COVID-19 Vaccination Hub Tomorrow Share via:
Theatre at Grand Prairie To Be Vaccination Hub
GRAND PRAIRIE – The City of Grand Prairie in partnership with the City of Irving will be opening a COVID-19 vaccination provider location at the Theatre at Grand Prairie on Belt Line Road just north of Interstate 30 next to Lone Star Park.
“We are fortunate to have a strong relationship with our neighbor city that allows us to combine resources and facilitate the administration of vaccines in western Dallas County,” said Grand Prairie Fire Chief Robert Fite.
The location will open tomorrow, February 3.
Claudia Garibay, Public Information Officer for the City of Grand Prairie Fire Department said the two cities have been working over the past several weeks to get the site setup and planned.
Today in the Texas Senate a discussion among senators regarding access to COVID-19 vaccinations ended with President of the Senate, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick making a statement to the public regarding efforts to get Texans vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Miscommunication Hampers Covid-19 Vax in Southern U.S States by Hannah Joy on January 27, 2021 at 9:43 PM
Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna began reaching the southern US states. However, officials and the public have faced several problems such as miscommunication, technical issues and inaccurate data.
Last week, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick sent a letter to the chair of the state s Expert Vaccination Allocation Panel, asking to refine its vaccine rollout program for people to have a clearer idea of when they can expect the vaccination, Xinhua news agency reported on Monday.
According to a report of The Texas Tribune, Patrick s request came as distribution of vaccines in the state has been beset with miscommunication and technical issues that have created confusion for patients and providers.
Herman: Toward a better way of getting vaccines into arms
We’re in an arms race and I’m a winner. At least my left arm is and, because it’s attached to me, I’m a winner. I don t think I m going out on a limb here.
But this battle to get COVID-19 vaccines into arms is not a fair fight and we need to do something about it.
Next Tuesday, I’ll return to Ascension Seton at Mueller for my second COVID-19 vaccine. I’m a Pfizer, thanks for asking. I got the first shot there on Jan. 13. Couldn’t have been easier. Plenty of parking. Plenty of friendly, helpful people moving me through the process.
A little over a month since Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna began reaching the southern US states, officials and the public have faced several problems such as miscommunication, technical issues and inaccurate data.Last week, Texas .