The state of Texas will receive 520,425 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine from the federal government for the week of Feb. 1, however, once more Montague County is left with an empty basket in the week eight allocation.
The Texas Department of State Health Services has instructed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ship those doses to 344 providers in 166 counties across Texas.
That includes 82 hub providers that will focus on broader community vaccination efforts including the hardest hit populations and areas in exchange for a steady supply of vaccine from week to week.
Some 262 other providers will receive doses next week, including more than 100 federally qualified health centers, community health centers, and rural health clinics that typically provide primary care for underserved populations.
Nocona General Hospital administered some 400 vaccines during two clinics last Tuesday and Friday.
Dr. Chance Dingler, Montague County health authority, said both clinics went very smoothly thanks to the hospital and clinic staff, plus all the volunteers. With no new vaccine allocations, Dingler said it is unclear when another clinic may be conducted.

Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.