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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Denton County Medical Reserve Corps has been |
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selected as a 2021 MRC Program Recognition Awardee in the Community |
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Response (COVID-19 Mission Specific: Vaccination Efforts) |
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category; and |
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WHEREAS, Formally established in 2006, the Medical Reserve |
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Corps is a national network of volunteers that strives to |
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strengthen public health, support emergency response programs, and |
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improve community resilience; the organization annually honors |
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units that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to its mission, |
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and this year, the Denton County MRC has won a Community Response |
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Award for its significant contributions to the area's COVID-19 |
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vaccination efforts; and |
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WHEREAS, During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Denton County MRC |
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has provided a number of important services, including epidemiology |
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screenings, a call center, community-based testing, and mass |
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vaccination programs; drawing on the efforts of numerous |
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volunteers, the unit has helped operate large-scale points of |
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distribution (PODs) since vaccinations became available, and in |
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February 2021, the Denton County MRC moved its POD model to the |
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Texas Motor Speedway and began to administer an average of 10,000 |
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vaccines per day; currently, it conducts three PODs each week and |
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has provided more than 125,000 vaccines in total; and |
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WHEREAS, Through its dedicated service during a time of |
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crisis, the Denton County Medical Reserve Corps has contributed |
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greatly to the health and well-being of many Texans, and all those |
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associated with the unit may indeed take pride in this special |
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recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Denton County Medical Reserve |
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Corps on its selection as a 2021 MRC Program Recognition Awardee and |
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that the members of the unit be extended sincere best wishes for |
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continued success with their important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Denton County MRC as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |