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Cars line up at a mass vaccine event held by the Williamson County vaccination hub, Family Hospital Systems, at Kelly Reeves Stadium on March 4.
Williamson County expects its mass vaccination sites will be closed by May.
County commissioners voted Tuesday to end its contract Family Hospital Systems on May 12, and with the provider Curative Inc. on May 21. The health care companies had been handling the mass vaccination sites at the Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex, the Dell Diamond and the Georgetown Independent School District Athletic Complex.
Commissioners noted the county s vaccine waitlist has been
shrinking and the supply of vaccines is greater than the demand. The county
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More COVID-19 vaccination sites set to open in Williamson County
By Cory Dinkel
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas - Williamson County says its volunteer-run Vaccine Registration Technical Assistance (VRTA) centers have proven to be a positive tool to assist residents with the registration process for the COVID-19 vaccine.
During the week of March 1, the county says more than 300 people received support at a VRTA center.
Family Hospital System hosts 24-hour ‘Vax-A-Thon’ in Williamson County
The event is taking place at the Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex and is by appointment only. Those who are eligible have already been sent out an invite.
A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell said the county has administered more than 34,000 COVID-19 vaccines as of Friday. And as many still struggle to get an appointment, he said the county is working to ensure the vaccines reach the community s most vulnerable residents.
The county is planning to open additional vaccination sites and locations where people can go for help registering for a vaccine, Gravell said during a virtual press conference.
So far, vaccines have been administered through the county’s designated vaccine hub, Family Hospital Systems, at the Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex.
Going forward, Family Hospital Systems plans to start allocating some of its doses to other providers to expand the reach of the vaccine in the county and to help alleviate Family Hospital Systems waitlist, which has more than 136,000 sign-ups.