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>>> >>> GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO
NEWS 8 THIS MORNING.
THERE IS FRUSTRATION OVER SOME
PEOPLE GETTING THE VACCINE,
AND PEOPLE TRYING TO FIND IT.
OUR TOP STORY HERE THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. >> Reporter: YES.
IN CALIFORNIA A DOZEN
MORTUARIES WERE TOO BUSY TO
TAKE HER FATHER'S BODY.
SHAKEN BY THE HOSPITAL ROOM
PACKED WITH PEOPLE JUST LIKE
HER FATHER.
HER FATHER. >> SOME PEOPLE ARE WORKING TO
SUSTAIN THEIR FAMILIES AND THEY
ARE HERE IN THE ICU UNITS WITH
VENTILATORS AND TUBES UP THEIR
NOSES BECAUSE THEY CAN'T
BREATHE.
BREATHE.
BREATHE. >> Reporter: AND AS WE FIGHT TO
CONTAIN THE VIRUS, IT CONTINUES
TO MUTATE AND SPREAD, THE
VARIANT THAT HAS BEEN THE
LATEST, NOW IN ALL OF OUR
STATES.
STATES.
STATES. SCIENTISTS IN OHIO SAY A U.S.
VARIANT S THAT BEEN CIRCULATING
SINCE MAY.
SINCE MAY. RESEARCHERS IN CALIFORNIA SAY A
NEWLY IDENTIFIED STRAIN HAS
BEEN FOUND IN MORE THAN A THIRD
OF THE CASES IN LOS ANGELES.
>> WE NEED TO VACCINE ENOUGH
PEOPLE TO REACH HERD IMMUNITY
BEFORE THE VIRAL VARIANTS
MUTATE AND ARE ABLE TO EVADE
THE VACCINE-INDUCED IMMUNITY.
>> Reporter: MANY AREAS
FIGHTING THROUGH A STUNTED
VACCINE ROLLOUT, SOME SEEING
LONG WAIT TIME, SOME STRUGGLING
TO EVEN GET APPOINTMENTS AND
THEN IT IS CANCELED.
>> WHAT GOOD IS THE VACCINE IF
IT DOESN'T GET IN PEOPLE'S
ARMS.
ARMS.
ARMS. >>
ARMS. >> Reporter: MULTIPLE STATES
ARE CHURNING THROUGH AVAILABLE
DOSES.
DOSES.
DOSES. AND NOW MANY ARE URGING THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO STEP UP
DISTRIBUTION.
DISTRIBUTION. >> THIS SHOULDN'T BE THE HUNGER
GAME LIKE IT WAS WITH PPE.
WE ALL HAD TO PLAY THAT GAME.
>> Reporter: AND
WEALTHIER ZIP CODES ARE THE
MOST VACCINATED, WITH HIGHER
INCOME AREAS RECEIVING A
DISPROPORTIONATELY LARGE AMOUNT
OF THE VACCINE.
MANY OF THE PEOPLE LUCKY ENOUGH
TO GET THE SHOT ARE TRYING TO
URGE OTHERS TO FOLLOW THEIR
LEAD.
LEAD.
LEAD. 70-YEAR-OLD SHIRLEY KEMP
RECEIVED HER FIRST DOSE IN
FLORIDA AND HOPES TO INSPIRE
OTHER SENIORS TO SIGN UP, TOO.
>> IT IS FOR YOU, IT IS FOR US,
IT IS FOR THE NATION.
>> BACK HERE IN NORTH TEXAS
DALLAS COUNTY JUST SAW ITS
DEADLIEST WEEK ASSISTANCE
COVID-19 WAS SEEN HER MORE THAN
10 MONTHS AGO.
>> WE HAVE KNOWN FOR SOME TIME
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY ARE THE
TOUGHEST MONTHS.
TOUGHEST MONTHS. WE HAVE SEEN THE MOST DEATHS
EVER RECORD ED IN THE WEEK THIS
LAST WEEK.
LAST WEEK. THINGS WILL GET WORSE,
UNFORTUNATELY, BEFORE THEY GET
BETTER.
BETTER.
BETTER. >> AND NEW CASE NUMBERS ARE
HIGH HERE, TARRANT COUNTY
REPORTING 2,100 NEW INFECTIONS
AND DALLAS COUNTY WITH ALMOST
2,000 NEW COVID-19 CASES AND
COLLIN COUNTY REPORTING 773 AND
DENTON COUNTY HAS 217 NEW
INFECTIONS.
INFECTIONS. >>> THE CITY OF DALLAS IS
GETTING 5,000 DOSES THIS WEEK,
PARTNERING WITH DALLAS COUNTY
TO DISTRIBUTE THE COUNTY'S
DOSES AT FAIR PARK, BUT THESE
5,000
5,000
5,000 DOSES WILL BE ADMINISTERED AT
THE KAY BAILEY HUTCHINSON
CONVENTION CENTER DOWNTOWN.
IT WILL BE DRIVE-THRU
DISTRIBUTION BY APPOINTMENT
ONLY AND FOR PEOPLE ALREADY
REGISTERED ON THE COUNTY'S
WAIT LIST.
WAIT LIST. >>> ALL FOUR MAJOR COUNTIES IN
NORTH TEXAS ARE GETTING
ADDITIONAL VACCINES THIS WEEK.
HERE IS A BREAKDOWN FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH
SERVICES.
SERVICES.
SERVICES. DALLAS COUNTY PROVIDERS ARE
GETTING THE MOST WITH MORE THAN
42,000.
42,000.
42,000. THIS IS GOOD NEW, ESPECIALLY
FOR DALLAS COUNTY FAIR PARK'S
DISTRIBUTION
DISTRIBUTION SITE, CLOSED SINCE FRIDAY
BECAUSE OF THE VACCINE
SHORTAGE, BUT IT IS EXPECTED TO
OPEN UP BY MONDAY.
IT WILL DISTRIBUTE ANOTHER
9,000 VACCINE DOSES IN FAIR
PARK BY NEXT WEEK.
>>> AND IN AN EFFORT TO BETTER
INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT COVID-
19,
19,
19, BE
19, BE BISHOP DJ JAKES WILL BE AT
THE POTTER'S HOUSE CHURCH FOR A
PANEL DISCUSSION CALLED
CONVERSATIONS WITH AMERICA,
UNDERSTANDING THE COVID-19
VACCINE.
VACCINE.
VACCINE. THIS STARTS AT NOON