Now that everyone 16 and older will be eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine starting Monday, Tarrant County is hosting a series of vaccination registration events.
The next one is Thursday from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Tarrant County College South Campus, 5301 Campus Dr., Fort Worth.
"That 16-to-40-year-old group is the key missing ingredient, and we've got to get them vaccinated," says Roy Charles Brooks, Tarrant County Precinct 1 commissioner. "Unless we get these young adults vaccinated, then we are not going to be very successful at eliminating the virus in our community."
Brooks says with all adults becoming eligible starting Monday, the county is ready for the influx of new registrations.
"We as Tarrant County have been planning for this eventuality for the past two or three months," says Brooks. "We've got the right partners in the right places doing the right things to handle the onslaught."
The registration events are as follows:
March 25: Tarrant County College South Campus, 5301 Campus Dr., Fort Worth (3-7 p.m.)
March 31: Tarrant County Charles F. Griffin Subcourthouse, 3500 Miller Ave., Fort Worth (9 a.m.-1 p.m.)
April 10: Texas Wesleyan University, 1201 Wesleyan St., Fort Worth (11 a.m.-2 p.m.)
April 12: Samaria Baptist Church: 4000 E. Berry St., Fort Worth (3-7 p.m.)
April 15: Tarrant County College Trinity River Campus East, 245 E. Belknap St., Fort Worth (3-7 p.m.)
April 17: Tarrant County College Trinity River Campus East, 245 E. Belknap St., Fort Worth (11 a.m.-3 p.m.)
April 19: Como First Missionary Baptist Church, 5228 Goodman Ave., Fort Worth (3-7 p.m.)
April 24: Los Pastores Panaderia, 3812 E. Rosedale St., Fort Worth (11 a.m.-2 p.m.)
April 26: Great Commission Baptist Church, 7700 McCart Ave., Fort Worth (3-7 p.m.)
May 3: Baker Chapel AME, 1050 E. Humbolt St., Fort Worth (3-7 p.m.)
May 8: Fiesta Supermarket, 4245 E. Berry St., Fort Worth (time pending)
May 10: First St. John Cathedral, 2401 E. Berry St., Fort Worth (3-7 p.m.)
May 15: El Rancho Supermercado, 4812 South Freeway, Fort Worth (time pending)
People can also register online at tarrantcounty.com/covidshot.