Following a frustrating rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine to seniors in Fla, Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone finds out if it's all that better in other states.
ARE DESCRIBING THE ROLLOUT OFTHE COVID-19 VACCINE FORSENIORS IN OUR STATE.
CONTACT5 INVESTIGATOR KATIE LAGRONEIS TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT WHYSTATE EFFORTS TO REBOUND FROMTHIS PANDEMIC ARE RIDDLED WITHSO MANY PROBLEMS AND IF OTHERSTATES ARE DOING IT ANYBETTER.<< ACROSS FLORIDA& COUNTYCOMPUTERS CRASHED& PHONELINES&A BUST DAY ONE OF PUBLICSIGN UP FOR SENIORS SEEKINGTHE COVID 19 VACCINE WENDI 6PMPKG :51- IT IS A JOKE LEFTCOUNTLESS VACCINE HOPEFULS&WITH NOTHING BUT A SHOT OFREALITY.
5PM MARY PKG 1:02-RIGHT NOW IHOURS AND 10 MINUTES SARAH 5PMPKG :41- NOTHING NADA, TRIESTO CALL, CANLEE COUNTY&AN INTIAL FIRSTCOME- FIRST SERVE STRATEGYDREW CROWDED LINES OF SENIORS,NATIONWIDE CRITICISM AND AROLLOUT REVAMP THAT STILLDIDNSEE FOX 4 LINK I SENT YOU-LAST SOT OF CLIP“YOU CANFIT 200,000 PEOPLE IN 5,000SLOT” ON MONDAY, THE GOVERNORRESPONDED TO MOUNTINGFRUSTRATIONSPRESSER“I THINK A LOT OF THECRITICISM NATIONWIDE IS UNFAIRTHERE JUST WASNHAND REALLY UNTIL RIGHT BEFORECHRISTMA” AND LAYED OUT ASERIES OF NEW MOVES IN THESTATETHE PROBLEM&THERE ISNOF A PLAN& INSTEAD, DETAILS ONHOW TO ADMINISTER THE VACCINEARE BEING LEFT TO COUNTYHEALTH DEPARTMENTS ANDHOSPITALSWITH RESPONDING TO PATIENTSINFECTED WITH THE VIRUS.
2:57-ARE ANY OTHER STATES DOING ITBETTER THAN FLORIDA?
8:22- ITHINK CA, TX, NY THEYBEEN TRIPPING OVER THEMSELVESTRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DOTHIS RIGHT.
DR. JAY WOLFSON OFTHE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHFLORIDA IS A PUBLIC HEALTHPOLICY EXPERT.
4:20- ITA FLORIDA PROBLEM.
ITNATIONAL PROBLEM WE DONA NATIONAL SYSTEM//STATES HAVENOT CREATED THE FUNDEDINFRASTRUCTURE FOR SOMETHILIKE THIS.
(SEE P VACCINECONFUSION PKG- KMGH) :05- WEASK EVERYONE TO BE PATIENTWITH US IN COLORADO, REPORTSOF CHAOS AFTER THE STATEALTERED WHO WAS ELIGIBLE FORTHE VACCINE&BUT DIDNITS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTSADMINISTERING THE SHOTS.
(SEEP VACCINE CONFUSION PKG- KMGH):40- THERE SEEMS TO BE QUITE ABIT OF CONFUSION OUT THERE ANDIN ARIZONA- A RECENT COMPUTERGLITCH LEFT TENS OF THOUSANDSOF HEALTHCARE WORKERSREGISTERED FOR THEVACCINE&UNABLE TO GET IT.
THEGLITCH IS NOW FIXED.
(SEE ZOOMWITH WILL HUMBLE) 3:36-FLORIDA ISNTHATITAZ IN AN INTERVIEW LAST WEEK,FLORIDABOSS ACKNOWLEDGED THE STATEBUMPS&THE FEDS HAVENDOWN MUCH DIRECTION EITHER.5:56- ITRANGE PLANNING WHEN YOUONLY GETTING WEEK TO WEEKINFO.
ICOMING THIS WEEK AND NEXTWEEK, THAT265,000 PEOPLE IN FLORIDA HAVERECEIVED AT LEAST ONE DOSE OFTHE COVID VACCINE& INCLUDINGHEALTH WORKERS AND FIRSTRESPONDERS&THATVACCINES SENT HERE.
TAGDESPITE PROBLEMS AT THE COUNLEVEL-- STATE LEADERS AREPUTTING ON THE PRESSURE TOLOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ANDHOSPITALS TO PICK UP THE PACEUSE THE VACCINES THEY HAVE&ORTHEYKL TAG OUT
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