Long lines of people waited to receive their COVID-19 vaccine at Fair Park in Dallas last week. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants the state to change who can get the vaccine and when they can receive it. His hope is to eliminate long lines and people s frustrations with trying to locate doses. Credit: Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is asking the state to refine its vaccine rollout program, a move he says will help give Texans a clearer idea as to when they can reasonably expect to receive their injections of the coronavirus vaccine.
Dan Patrick asks Texas to revise coronavirus vaccine distribution plan as eligible people experience frustration trying to locate a dose
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is asking the state to refine its vaccine rollout program, a move he says will help give Texans a clearer idea as to when they can reasonably expect to receive their injections of the coronavirus vaccine.
His request comes as distribution of the vaccine in Texas has been beset with miscommunication and technical issues that have created confusion for patients and providers, even as Texas outpaces other states in administering the vaccine.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls for changes to ease Texas COVID vaccine scramble
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People that received a COVID-19 vaccine socially distance as they wait the required fifteen minutes to monitor for adverse reactions after getting the shot at the Dallas County mass vaccination site at Fair Park Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)LM Otero, STF / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick takes his mask off before he presides over the State Senate on the second day of the 87th Texas legislature on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 at the Texas state Capitol, in Austin, Texas. (Lynda M. González/The Dallas Morning News)Lynda M. González, THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS / Staff PhotographerShow MoreShow Less