Collier vaccine appointments fill up in under 25 minutes, many left waiting for 2nd week
OWNER, HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ATTHIS POINT.
HE IS ONE OF THE TWOSURVIVORS OF THE SHOOTING.WE’RE CONTINUING TO LISTEN TOYOUR CONCERNS TONIGHT ABOUTREGISTERING FOR THE COVID-19VACCINE.MORE THAN 20 PEOPLE REACHED OUTTO US, FRUSTRATED WITH THESIGN-UP PROCESS IN COLLIERCOUNTY.FOX 4 REPORTER Rob Manch SPOKEWITH SEVERAL OF THEM TO LEARNWHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE DONEDIFFERENTLY.(42-47)(106-111)HERE AT NORTH COLLIER REGIONALPARK, THE Florida Department OFHEATLH WITH BE GIVING OUANOTHER 2,000 SHOTS THIS WEEK.BUT THAT’S JUST A FRACTION OFTHE PEOPLE WHO WANT ONE.SO I ASKED SEVERAL PEOPLE WHOHAVE TRIED AND FAILED TWICE TOSIGN UP WHAT THEY’D LIKE TO SEECHANGE.THE Florida Department OF HEALTHTWEETED THE REGISTRATION SYSTEMWAS OPEN AT 9 A-M.THEN 24 MINUTES LATER, THEYANNOUNCED IT WAS FULL."It just seems to me that therehas to be a better system."JUDIE AND BRIAN STOLL WERE ONTHEIR I-PADS RIGHT AT 9 O’CLOCK.BUT THEY STILL DON’T HAVE ANAPPOINTMENT.AFTER TWO WEEKS OF TRYING, THEYJUST WANT SOMETHING TO SHOW FORTHEIR EFFORTS."I think that anybody that gotinto Eventbrite and was in thatwaiting queue should beyou’re next up."(10s)I ALSO SPOKE WITH KAY GIRBERT,WHO IS TRYING TO GET ANAPPOINTMENT HERE IN COLLIERCOUNTY AS WELL.SHE’S HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS"It’s just so terribfrustrating because there isn’ta time or a place where you feelyou can log in and you feel itwill be observed and you cancount on it."GIRBERT SAYS SHE CANCELED HERPLANS MONDAY MORNING SO SHECOULD BE READY IN FRONT OF HERCOMPUTER.SHE SAYS SHE WOULD LIKE TO SEE AWAY TO REGISTER FOR FUTUREDATES."It doesn’t have to be today ortomorrow.
It could be next week,but at least you know that youhave a time, and you put thattime aside, and nothinginterferes with it."(10s)THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHWAS NOT ABLE TO ANSWER MYQUESTIONS TODAY DUE TO THEHOLIDAY, BUT WE ARE GOING TOCONTINUE TO BRING YOUR CONCERNSTO THEM AND GET YOU ANSWERS.WE’RE WORKING TO LEARN HOW MANYMORE VACCINES ARE GOING TO BEMADE AVAILABLE HERE IN COLLIERCOUNTY NEXT WEEK, AND IF AFUTURE REGISTRATION SYSTEM I
Appointments quickly filled up on Monday for a pair of mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Indian River County, officials said.
