(Stephenville, Tx) – The City of Stephenville and Erath County officials have announced a joint effort to set up a local COVID-19 vaccination center.

According to the city’s Facebook page,  “In an effort to increase the availability and increase in supply of COVID-19 vaccine in Erath County, officials with Erath County and the City of Stephenville are opening a vaccination center…. Texas Department of State Health Services has committed to send approximately 300 doses of Moderna Vaccine to Erath County this week.”

The vaccination center will be located in the Bosque River Center, 2900 W. Washington St., Ste. 92, Stephenville, in the building that formerly housed JC Penney.  This will be the only location that these vaccines will be administered and no walk-ins will be allowed.  The city says they hope to open the vaccination center on Thursday or Friday, Jan. 28 or 29, and that the recipients of the vaccine will be those listed in groups 1A and 1B as published by Texas DSHS.

Erath County recently established a partnership with Tarrant County for county residents to register to receive the vaccine there. There are about 1,300 Erath County residents registered with Tarrant County and they will begin to be contacted about creating an appointment to receive the vaccine locally.