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by Denton County Judge Andy Eads photo courtesy of Judge Andy Eads
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their personal decisions on whether or not to become vaccinated.
We also worked with and continue to work with all of our Denton County schools
districts in dealing with the challenges
they faced last year with virtual learning
and this year as they re-opened campuses. We meet frequently with state, local, and school officials to keep them informed
of the latest information available about
COVID-19 and to address any concerns. And, at each Commissioners Court meeting on Tuesdays, Dr. Matt
Richardson with DCPH provides the
latest information about the pandemic to
feel it is important to remind our Denton County residents of our ongoing efforts in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. From the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020, Denton County has been at the forefront of providing assistance to our residents. We initially took steps to mitigate the spread of this virus, following constitutionally allowed measures.
the public – information that is available on our Facebook page and on our dentoncounty.gov website.
With the availability of vaccines, testing
and PPE currently available in the market, I believe we continue to find ourselves
I firmly believe these measures were appropriate at the time with the limited knowledge we had of COVID-19 and its effects on our population. We quickly rolled out programs designed to address the needs of those facing eviction and homelessness, needing food assistance, and owning businesses that faced significant economic challenges. We assisted non-profit organizations with personal protection equipment (PPE) and funding to ensure services could still be provided to residents in need. We also supplied PPE to our long-term care facilities, first responders, and health care providers to ensure their safety. We expanded the capabilities of our Denton County Public Health (DCPH) team to investigate and report with transparency on the growing number of cases and rolled out extensive COVID-19 testing locations across the county.
When the COVID-19 vaccine became
today in a place of personal responsibility.
available in January, we immediately
While being considerate of others, each of
Motor Speedway, efficiently providing
individual steps we deem necessary to
thousands of residents. The White House
our loved ones.
launched a major vaccination hub at Texas
us has the responsibility to take whatever
COVID-19 vaccines to hundreds of
ensure our own safety and the safety of
followed our model in rolling out federal
We ask that everyone show compassion
vaccination hubs nationwide. In fact,
people from 45 states came to Denton County to receive their shots.
We continue to provide COVID-19 vaccines to any and all who want
them. And, soon, we will ramp up our
vaccination clinics when booster shots become more widely available to the public.
Once vaccines became available, we asked everyone to thoughtfully and
prayerfully consider getting a vaccine. We also encouraged people to do their own
research about the vaccine as they made
with each other as individuals make their own decisions about their health and
safety. Love and understanding for others,
their viewpoints and their individual health choices is an important part of coming together as a broader Denton County community.
We do not need government oversight to
supersede our individual rights. But what we do need is to be educated and informed. I
truly believe individual choice is what makes America the land of the free.
We owe it to ourselves to maintain our
individual rights while, at the same time,
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