Massachusetts adds 'digital waiting room' to mass vaccination site scheduling system
50,000 appointments to become available Thursday
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Updated: 5:38 PM EST Feb 24, 2021
Massachusetts adds 'digital waiting room' to mass vaccination site scheduling system
50,000 appointments to become available Thursday
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Updated: 5:38 PM EST Feb 24, 2021
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>> FOR STARTERS, HE IS SAYING THE WEBSITE WILL BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE TRAFFIC THAT IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN TOMORROW. HE SAID THE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE. HE EXPECTS TOMORROW’S PERFORMANCE TO BE A LOT BETTER. GOVERNOR CHARLIE BAKER TOURING A MASS VACCINATION SITE IN NATICK. AFTER LAST WEEK’S WEB SITE CRASH, THE STATE BRACING FOR A CRUSH OF NEW VACCINE APPOINTMENTS. >> THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW IS THAT THE EXPERIENCE BE PREDICTABLE >> TOMORROW, 50,000 APPOINTMENTS OPEN UP AT MASS VACCINATION SITES. THE GOVERNOR SAYS CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE WEB SITE TO HANDLE HEAVY TRAFFIC. THEY’VE ALSO ADDED A DIGITAL WAITING ROOM. >> SOME USERS MIGHT BE PLACED IN THE WAITING ROOM. THE PAGE WILL DISPLAY MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHEN YOU’LL BE ALLOWED TO PROCEED, BUT IT’S BASICALLY THE EQUIVALENT OF CREATING A LINE. >> THE STATE STILL IS STILL TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO HOLD APPOINTMENTS WHILE PEOPLE FILL OUT FORMS. >> THERE ARE MULTIPLE ENTITI THAT THAT WEBSITE CONNECTS TO, SO WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MAKE SURE WE CAN HOLD THROUGH OTHER PEOPLE’S SYSTEMS TO MAKE THAT WORK. >> ALSO, 11 REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES TO SET UP VACCINATION SITES STARTING NEXT MONTH. >> TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO GET THE VACCINE AT A SITE THAT IS CONVENIENT AN ACCESSIBLE TO THEM. >> ALL THIS AS BEACON HILL LAWMAKERS PREPARE FOR AN OVERSIGHT HEARING TOMORROW. THE GOVERNOR SET TO TESTIFY. >> WE’RE GOING TO WANT TO UNDERSTAND HIS THINKING AND HOW HE’S BALANCING SPEED AND SCALE OF THE ROLLOUT WITH EQUITY. WE’RE GOING TO WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE CONTRACTS HE’S BROKERED. THE GOVERNOR ALSO ANNOUNCING A PLAN TO HELP PEOPLE IN THE