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COVID Vaccine update for this weekend!
Hello District 12,

If you've been watching the news, reading the paper, or on social media, you know there has been much confusion and frustration about the vaccination process being rolled out.

Our district has three different counties, so we try to share all information. You can sign up with any or all of the counties for the vaccine. All vaccine sites in all counties in Texas will serve any Texan.

Please know it is the COUNTIES, not the city, that can administer the vaccine in our area. The City of Dallas' role in working with Dallas County has been to support them by providing police officers to manage traffic, paramedics to be on-site in case someone has a reaction to the vaccine, additional staff to help with check-in, chairs, golf carts, bathrooms, and of course the building and volunteers. But since we are not running the vaccination center, we don't make the rules.

If you would like to see the CITY get 10,000 doses of the vaccine per week to open and operate additional vaccination centers, as the Mayor has requested, please send Governor Abbott a note of support at https://gov.texas.gov/apps/contact/opinion.aspx or call his opinion hotline at (512) 463-1782. The City of Dallas' goal will be to operate in a fast, efficient, and equitable way.

We've just had a couple of days of no-appointment needed at Fair Park. For some it was a quick and easy process. For others, a 6 hour ordeal. They have switched back starting Saturday to an appointment only basis and they will have 3,000 doses. If you haven't registered with Dallas County, I would recommend you do so. To register over the phone for the vaccine, call 469-749-9900. The Dallas County vaccine hotline hours are M-F, 8-5 pm. Here is the link to register online: https://www.dallascounty.org/covid-19/covid-19-vaccination.php

All Dallas County locations and the hotline will be closed on Sundays and for MLK on Monday.

Parkland Hospital is hosting a walk-in vaccination weekend SATURDAY and SUNDAY. The flyer with all the details is below. Please check the eligibility.

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If additional information or vaccine criteria becomes available, we will keep you informed with another enews update.

Happy and HEALTHY 2021!
Cara
Need help, got a question, or want to give input?

Email: Cara.Mendelsohn@DallasCityHall.com
Office phone: (214) 670-4067
Text phone: (214) 490-1036