Sure you get your coronavirus vaccine.
We begin with waay 31's sydney martin.
She spoke to the the state health department after received more than 300- thousand calls for appointments.
Sydney... dr. karen landers, alabama department of public health "i would recommend right now that if persons can't get through right now that they wait awhile, try to call back and if you're not able to get through then wait a couple of days and call back.
" dr karen landers with the alabama department of public health told me she's aware the phone lines were ringing off the hook on friday..
Nats of busy many people who called get a busy signal from the department of public health-- and landers said just because you might soon be elligble doesn't mean you'll get an appointment.
Dr. karen landers, alabama department of public health "we're looking at a supply and demand issue here so be aware we certainly do not have enough vaccine to vaccinate almost 700 thousand people."
The decision for a soft transition into the next phase of vaccination comes as many health care workers across the state have recieved a vaccination, and some already getting their second dose..
Dr. karen landers, alabama department of public health "we felt like by looking at where we were in terms of vaccinating our healthcare workers and also where we are in terms of doing what we can to keep people out of the hospital, that this was an important move toward our broad-based vaccine strategy which again is limited based upon the supply of the vaccine that we have."
County health officer will withhold next week’s distribution of the vaccine to the clinic while this investigation plays out.
As the U.S. struggles to ramp-up vaccine distribution, Mayor Bill de Blasio issued a warning saying the city will run out of doses..
