The Challenge of Vaccinating Medical Deserts in Southern Dallas If our goal is to have to have herd immunity, we re going to have to have to make sure that we re not just looking out for ourselves.
By Will Maddox
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Healthcare Business
January 11, 2021
12:37 pm
Dallas County and Parkland are launching COVID-19 vaccination locations in southern Dallas to address the disparity of vaccination sites in communities that lack clinics and pharmacies. The county’s location at Fair Park began vaccinating residents on Monday.
Still, these so-called “mega sites” might not be the only answer to vaccinating some of the city’s most vulnerable residents. The Catalyst Community Foundation and Catalyst Health Network want to partner with community centers and churches to fill the large vaccination centers’ gaps, bringing smaller locations closer to more residents in a setting they trust. Catalyst is a network of independent primary care physicians who aim to manage pa