Last year Amarillo created a program to protect residents from disease. And now that program is growing, reports Amarillo.com.The effort to immunize moderate- to low-income adults has given a few hundred more immunizations this year over last year. The city expects the number to increase by another few hundred vaccinations next year. Last week the Amarillo City Council voted to pay over half a million dollars for the vaccines it will take for the adult program. The program also includes a smaller service that serves refugees.
The money is a mix of federal funds passed through the state and Amarillo Hospital District money. The Public Health Department makes immunizations available with a mobile clinic at various community locations and events.