Vaccine signup portal crashes in Minnesota
It was compared to getting tickets for Springsteen. It turned out to be like getting tickets for Hamilton
5:10 pm, Jan. 19, 2021
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On its first day of operation, the state's vaccine signup page for persons 65 and older quickly crashed.
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Gov. Tim Walz said it would be like trying to get tickets over the phone for Bruce Springsteen.
It turns out to have been more like trying to get tickets for The Beatles. Possibly even Hamilton.
Within its opening minutes of operation at noon Tuesday, Jan. 19, the Minnesota Department of Health vaccine sign-up call line offered a busy signal. The state had advised seniors to try the webpage first, where there was no window to log in until noon.