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New numbers from the state show 16% of Texans have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine so far. Because of this, some North Texas business owners are taking a different approach to explain why they are choosing to keep a mask requirement in their establishments. Before you step foot inside Monster Yogurt in Dallas or Richardson, owner Ava Skipworth asks…
Tarrant County’s public transit is giving free vaccine rides. DART should follow suit
Dallas County and volunteers also are stepping up to help residents get COVID-19 shots.
A Trinity Metro bus passes the Tarrant County Courthouse. May 30, 2019. The Tarrant County bus service is offering free rides to COVID-19 vaccination sites.(Trinity Metro / Trinity Metro)
Here’s a good idea: Trinity Metro bus service in Fort Worth is giving free rides to vaccination hubs. Dallas isn’t far behind.
To get a free ride, customers must show proof of an appointment from Tarrant County Public Health. Service is available to two vaccination sites: The Tarrant County Conference and Recreation Center at 2300 Circle Drive in Fort Worth, and the Hurst Conference Center at 1601 Campus Drive in Hurst.
Rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine, North Texas has faced one roadblock after another from confusion over registration to delays caused by last week’s deadly winter storm. Now, there’s another hurdle in the way: a cut to the region’s state-provided vaccines.
On Monday, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins announced that the Fair Park vaccination site had run out of doses. Texas’ health department had decided to redirect 42,000 shots reserved for Dallas and Tarrant counties to other parts of the state.
This week, Dallas County begins its partnership with the federal government for the county’s 17 most underserved ZIP codes, Jenkins said in a tweet. He hopes the Texas Department of State Health Services will reconsider siphoning doses away from Dallas-Fort Worth.