Biden aims to vaccinate 100M people in 100 days through FEMA-run mass vaccination sites
Dr. David Kessler, who will have the title of chief science officer of COVID response, headed the FDA in the 1990s under presidents of both political parties.
Dallas County vaccinates people without appointments, sets up hotline for registrations
Friday’s “one day only” rule change comes amid uncertainty and conflicting information across Dallas County about how to register for the vaccine and where to go.
'There is no federal reserve': Governors say HHS made empty promise on more vaccine doses
State health officials who were expecting a big boost in coronavirus vaccine doses from the federal government next week will likely be disappointed: reports say the stockpile that Operation Warp Speed pledged to release this week does not exist.
Judge says Collin County needs more vaccine doses
Judge Chris Hill said the county has the worst ratio of doses received compared to population in the state.
Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce join effort to develop COVID-19 vaccination digital passport
The technology would allow individuals to obtain a copy of their immunization records through a digital wallet of their choice, such as Apple Wallet or Google Pay, while those without smartphones would receive paper printed with QR codes containing verifiable credentials.
Finger-pointing over COVID-19 vaccine eligibility at Fair Park
The county’s message was that the mega site was by appointment only, at least initially focusing on those 75 and older or those with certain conditions.
Texas first state to administer 1 million COVID-19 vaccines
Texas has administered more than one million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Denton County offering drive-thru COVID-19 vaccines
The Denton County health department hopes to vaccinate 3,000 people Thursday in the first two priority groups.
Collin County to receive nearly 7,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses
Collin county announced Wednesday nearly 7,000 doses will be coming by next week. And it may be able to scale up to 6,000 per day by the end of the month.
Partnership with chain pharmacies set to make COVID-19 vaccines more widely available
A federal partnership with major chain pharmacies is expected to ramp up COVID-19 vaccine distribution and make the vaccine more widely available.
Feds look to speed up pace of COVID-19 vaccinations nationwide
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said the government will change priorities for which states get more vaccine. The message is roll it out, and how much vaccine a state gets will now depend on how fast it’s getting used instead of population.
WHO: COVID-19 herd immunity won't happen in 2021, even with vaccines
The World Health Organization’s chief scientist warned that even as numerous countries start rolling out vaccination programs to stop COVID-19, herd immunity is highly unlikely this year.
Tarrant County opens second COVID-19 vaccine center in Hurst
Tarrant County's health director hopes the Hurst site will eventually administer about 2,000 vaccinations per day.
California turns stadiums into COVID vaccination sites
The San Francisco 49ers offered up the use of Levi’s Stadium to Santa Clara County to help with the rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations. It's just one of the stadiums that will open up for public use.
Trump administration recommends states begin vaccinating people older than 65, stop holding back 2nd dose
The Trump administration is asking states to speed delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to people older than 65 by no longer holding back the second dose of the two-dose shots.
Collin County preparing to open vaccine mega center
Collin County Commissioners hope a planned COVID-19 vaccine mega center will be capable of vaccinating up to 6,000 people a day.
First doses administered at Dallas mega COVID vaccine site without major issues
The mega-site opening is a step in the right direction. More sites are coming online, but the process is slow. And getting the vaccine into the hands of providers is even slower.
Gov. Abbott tours COVID-19 vaccine site in Arlington, hopes to replicate it around the state
Gov. Greg Abbott toured the highly-successful COVID-19 vaccine site in Arlington Monday and gave an update on vaccination efforts across the state.
COVID-19 vaccination efforts could last a full year at current pace
The pace of the vaccinations is expected to pick up but it will still be months or even a year before everyone who needs and wants one can get one.
Mega COVID-19 vaccine site opens at Fair Park in Dallas
Dallas County will start distributing the COVID-19 vaccine on a large scale Monday at a mega public vaccination site at Fair Park.