FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations nationwide, Tarrant County health officials have ramped up vaccine urgency efforts by partnering with the Fort Worth Zoo.
They’re offering free shots at pop-up clinics at the Zoo on Wednesdays, which are half-priced for patrons.
The clinics will run from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. and administrators will offer the Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines at the Portraits of The Wild Art Gallery.
Anyone over the age of 12 is eligible.
Tarrant County Public Health Director Vinny Teneja said almost 40% of county residents have not been vaccinated.
He warns that such a high percentage could lead to additional outbreaks.
The county continues to offer vaccines at pop-up sites.
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