As U.S. Vaccinations Ramp Up, Some Recipients Struggle to Secure a Second Dose
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March 13, 2021, 10:17 a.m. ETMarch 13, 2021, 10:17 a.m. ET
The Supreme Court lifted some restrictions on religious services in California. China approved its second vaccine.
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Patients are observed for adverse reactions after receiving their first Covid-19 vaccine doses in downtown Seattle last month. Scheduling the next dose has not always been a streamlined process.Credit.Grant Hindsley/Agence France-Presse Getty Images
In some American states, people who have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine have been experiencing maddening difficulties as they try to schedule their second.
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) identified Prepmod the sister technology of ClinicWizard which was identified in the department s highly questionable plan submitted to CDC in October. A GoLocal investigation unveiled the numerous errors in the state s plan.
RIDOH has refused to provide an updated copy of the updated CDC plan or the agency s vaccination plan.
The state’s plan submitted in October stated, “Vaccine reporting during the COVID-19 response requires numerous new and existing systems to exchange data. During H1N1, enrolled providers did not use the online vaccine reporting system as RIDOH intended as it was a manual process and providers often did not submit data as requested. Given that the adult immunization registry in Rhode Island is new, some providers are being on boarded for the first time and those that do not have the capacity to submit HL7 files to the registry will use PrepMod, which is also new.”
As Maryland counties move forward with vaccinations of elderly residents and educators, healthcare workers are still scrambling to locate vaccines for themselves.
Many eligible to receive the vaccine feel as though they’ve been left in the dark because of a lack of communication and clear direction from health officials.
A health care worker shortage has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. The lack of nurses may be the most consequential. Maryland nurses are stretched, stressed and spent. Some are leaving their jobs and signing on with staffing agencies that pay better and are driving up the cost of providing health care.