Here are COVID-19 vaccine registration events in Dallas County
On Saturday morning, Dallas ISD will hold drive thru registration events at three campuses. Dallas County has also opened a call center that operates 7 days a week. Author: WFAA Staff Updated: 7:36 PM CST February 5, 2021
As local leaders work to get more residents, especially those in minority communities, signed up to be vaccinated, efforts around registration assistance are ramping up.
In addition to the events listed below, Dallas County has opened a bilingual call center to help people register for the vaccine
The call center is open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week. To reach the center 1-855-IMMUNE9 (1-855-466-8639).
Vaccine equity and the increasing efforts to reach minority communities
State and national surveys show that minorities continue to receive COVID-19 vaccinations at rates substantially less than their white counterparts. Author: Kevin Reece Updated: 11:11 PM CST February 4, 2021
DALLAS Faced with the stark reality that, both locally and nationwide, minorities are not receiving the COVID-19 vaccine in numbers proportionate to their populations, city and county leaders are doubling government and community efforts to make sure everyone gets their place in line. We need help. We need the churches, the PTA, said Dallas City Councilman Tennell Atkins shortly after returning from a Thursday COVID-19 vaccination registration drive at Singing Hills Recreation Center.