Karen TownsendPosted at 12:03 pm on January 28, 2021
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The city of Amarillo, Texas, and its metro area is leading the nation in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. Two other Texas cities, Lubbock and El Paso are not far behind. Texas, Michigan, and Florida are among the top states leading in vaccinations for the coronavirus.
This information was released by a small, independent non-profit, Covid Act Now. The organization works with university research centers to provide up-to-date COVID-19 data throughout the United States. This information comes at the same time that new COVID-19 cases are on the rise in the area.
Officials with Lone Star Ballet recently announced they have officially canceled the production of “The Nutcracker,” which was planned to be performed in late February at the Amarillo Civic Center Complex.
According to previous Globe-News reports, the performance was originally scheduled for Dec. 11-13. Officials from the ballet stated it was tentatively scheduled to be performed Feb. 27-28 at the complex.
“We rescheduled, we picked a weekend in February,” said Craig Henderson, executive director of the Lone Star Ballet. “That was as quick as we could get in without knowing if they were going to be open or not. We continued to rehearse and continued to plan to do it… As the clock moved on, we got more and more nervous because it’s a big, big production and so we set a soft deadline of a month, hoping they would be open.”
According to COVID Act Now, a nonprofit organization which works with university research centers to provide up-to-date COVID-19 data throughout the United States, the city of Amarillo and its metro area is leading the nation in distributing COVID-19 vaccines.
The city of Amarillo is reporting that as of Sunday, 29,611 people in the area have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, consisting of 11.2 percent of individuals in the area, according to a news release. Nearly 1 percent of those individuals, consisting of 2,116 people, have already received the second shot.
According to previous Globe-News reports, the city is vaccinating those in the Phase 1A and 1B groups, determined by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). These groups consist of frontline healthcare workers, residents of long-term care facilities, community members 65 years of age and older, as well as people 18 years of age and older who have at least one chronic medical condition that
State of Texas Phase 1A and 1B Vaccine Allocation Plan. Phase 1A: Includes front-line healthcare workers, staff, and residents of long-term care facilities. Phase 1B: Includes individuals 65 years of age and older, and people 18 years of age and older with at least one chronic medical condition that puts them at increased risk for severe illness from the virus that causes COVID-19.
Immunizations will take place at the Amarillo Civic Center Complex (401 S Buchanan St, Amarillo, TX).
Eligible citizens should enter the North Exhibit Hall through Entrance 3.
DEPENDING UPON VACCINE AVAILABILITY NOTED ABOVE, clinic hours are as follows:
Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.