More that 1.1 million people called the Alabama Public Health hotline in its first day of operation, trying to schedule appointments to receive the COVID-19 vaccine starting Jan. 18.
Adding staff to answer those scheduling calls is a priority for ADPH, Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Karen Landers said one that the agency worked on over the weekend and continues to moving forward.
Landers said she didn t know how many people currently staff the line. Everyone is working on ways to add more staff to get those appointments scheduled, she said.
Teresa Johnson was one of those calling, but she couldn t get through to schedule a vaccination for her 91-year-old mom.