Council approves $8,572,024 COVID-19 vaccine Round 4 grant, 3-1
The City Council approves the COVID Vaccine Round 4 grant from DSHS, $8,572,024 for September 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024 to fund COVID-19 vaccination efforts. The staff memo said Amarillo Public Health had given over 135,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses through its mass vaccination clinic model. Mayor Pro Tem Powell and Councilmembers Sauer and Smith voted yes; Councilmember Stanley voted no; Mayor Nelson was absent.[1][2]
On September 28, 2021 the council approved the COVID Vaccine Round 4 grant from DSHS, $8,572,024 for September 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024, by a 3-1 vote: Mayor Pro Tem Powell and Councilmembers Sauer and Smith voted yes and Councilmember Stanley voted no. Mayor Nelson was absent.
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Amount
$8,572,024
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City of Amarillo Public Health staff memo: The staff memo for the Round 4 grant said that, to date, Amarillo Public Health had given over 135,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine through the mass vaccination clinic model.
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Doses
135,000
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The minutes record the 3-1 vote without stating a reason for Councilmember Stanley's no vote.
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Adding the three COVID-19 vaccination grants the council accepted in 2021 (January $99,866, April $4,186,684 and September $8,572,024) gives $12,858,574. This is a sum of council items, not a City-published total.
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Total
$12,858,574
January 2021
$99,866
April 2021
$4,186,684
Round4
$8,572,024
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Adding every COVID-19 public health grant amount the council accepted from April 2020 through September 2021 that this storyline identifies ($617,620; $249,478; $99,866; $4,186,684; $311,847; $1,000,000; $500,000; $8,572,024) gives $15,537,519. This is a sum of council items, not a City-published total; other awards may exist that were not located.
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