NRG Stadium slated to become a COVID-19 vaccine mega site
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Featured image: Covid-19 vaccinations at NRG ParkBrett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
A new vaccine mega site will be launched this month at NRG Stadium, according to the White House COVID-19 Response Team.
Houstonians can expect approximately 10,000 shots a day to be administered at NRG Stadium, according to the Biden administration. NRG Stadium will be one of three mega sites in Texas including Fair Park in Dallas and AT&T Stadium in Arlington. The Houston mega site is expected to launch during the week of February 22. These mass community sites will allow us to expand access to COVID-19 vaccinations in underserved communities and help us mitigate the spread of the virus, Governor Greg Abbott said about the plan.
Cars were lined up outside as people with scheduled appointments got their dose.
The concept first began several weeks ago at NRG Stadium. We re still in the mode right now of limited supply, of doing some pilots, testing these large-scale vaccination centers, using our clinics some of the other capabilities we have in our system, said Callender. But we re developing the experience again, relaying all that information thinking about what we do when there s more supply.
There are a lot of logistics behind an event of that magnitude including staffing, security and safety measures taken to ensure the vaccine is properly handled and stored.