Vaccine Demands Still Outpaces Supply

Sierra Phillips met with a Marshall County clinic working to keep up with vaccine demand.

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Tonight coronavirus vaccine eligibility is expanded to include everyone over the age of sixteen.

Some providers say its just not practical for them to vaccine everyone in that new group.

Waay31s sierra phillips met with a marshall county clinic working to keep up with the demand.

Jones- "we'll call and we'll just be like we've got you on our list, we've got more vaccine would you like to come in today?

They're like i'll be there, i'll be there in 5 minutes."

Right now-the coronavirus vaccine waitlist at lakeside clinic in guntersville already has more than 120 people.

Sydney jones is part of the team who calls patients when they get off that list.

Jones- "they're so excited, i mean there's people who are still crying."

Jones says they are still focusing on vaccinating their older patients--- but demand is high.

Their staff is working overtime to keep up.

Jones- "on days we do covid vaccine clinics we'll do 100 a day sometimes 150."

Standup- i met with the folks here at lakeside clinic last month when they were waiting on word from the state on when they could get the new at the time, johnson and johnson vaccine.

Right now -- they're still waiting.

Jones- "no johnson and johnson for us."

But vaccine supply isn't the clinic's issue-- the main problem is staffing and scheduling an already overworked crew.

But-- they're encouraging everyone to get the shot-- wherever and whenever they can.

Saylor- "the more people we can get vaccinated, the quicker we can get to herd immunity."

In the meantime, clinic representatives say right now they are seeing an uptick in covid cases.

Reporting in marshall county sierra phillips waay31 news.