DALLAS — The city of Dallas plans to open a vaccination drive-thru site sometime this week, city officials announced.
While the city will be running the site at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, city officials said they will use the registration database from the county's website and phone bank to register people in Phases 1A and 1B for the vaccine.
Dr. Philip Huang, the director of Dallas County Health and Human Services, told WFAA they expect the drive-thru site to open around the end of the week.
Dallas Fire-Rescue paramedics will be administering the vaccine, city officials explained.
On Friday, city officials announced the state was directly providing 5,000 doses of the vaccine for the upcoming week to the city to distribute to the public.
The city will contact residents to schedule an appointment once they have registered, and the site will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and on one weekend day, as long as they have vaccine doses.
Those who go to their initial appointment will also be given information on how to get the second dose in the future.
To register for an appointment, click here or call 469-749-9900 during business hours.