Six lanes of traffic were created to keep traffic flowing as 600 folks, who previously registered online with the Brownwood/Brown County Health Department, came to a mass COVID vaccination clinic Wednesday held in the visitor parking lot of Gordon Wood Stadium.

Emily Crawford, Brownwood City Manager, said approximately 60 health care workers were on site to facilitate the clinic.

“We have people from the City of Brownwood, from Brown County, Howard Payne and Ranger College nursing students, Lifeguard EMS and we also have several people here from Hendrick Brownwood that are here actually giving the vaccinations.”

The clinic began at 6 o’clock Wednesday morning both on-site at Gordon Wood Stadium and at the Brownwood/Brown County Health Department office.

“We have had people taking phone calls, assisting with registration as of about 10 o’clock last night and they started again at 6 o’clock this morning.  We had our first people show up about 8 o’clock this morning but we actually began the process of the clinic at 9,” Crawford said.

The clinic is being documented with photographs and drone video shot by Scott Coers to be able to show to the State of Texas .

“To show we have the capability, we have the space, we have the workers to be able to become a vaccine hub.  That’s really what we’re trying to do, provide a hub here in Brownwood, for Brownwood and surrounding area, so they don’t have to go so far in order to receive a vaccine,” Crawford concluded.

Members of the Community Emergency Response Team also assisted at the drive through clinic.