Florida’s Vaccination Vendor Switch: ‘Chaos’ and Confusion
The favored vendor had no experience working in long-term care facilities, and the result has been an effort rife with miscommunication, frustration, and even misinformation that discouraged some from getting vaccinated. by Mary Ellen Klas, The Miami Herald / January 26, 2021 TNS
(TNS) - When national pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens weren t vaccinating residents and staff of long-term care facilities in Florida fast enough, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a $24 million contract with the subsidiary of the Miami engineering and emergency management firm CDR Maguire to staff up and get the job done.
But the favored vendor had no experience working in long-term care facilities, and the result has been a rush to vaccinate that has been rife with miscommunication and frustration, and even fraught with misinformation that discouraged some people from getting vac
Switch of vaccine vendors at Florida ALFs caused âchaosâ
There has been miscommunication, frustration, and even misinformation that discouraged some people from getting vaccinated.
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Carlos Duart, left, CEO of CDR Maguire, a medical contracting company load boxes of 5,000 Covid-19 test kits along with Dr. Eric Pantaleon, right, into a van at the Genetworx clinical lab March 25 , 2020, in Glen Allen, Va. [ STEVE HELBER | AP ]
Updated Jan. 26
TALLAHASSEE â When national pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens werenât vaccinating residents and staff of long-term care facilities in Florida fast enough, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a $24 million contract with the subsidiary of the Miami engineering and emergency management firm CDR Maguire to staff up and get the job done.
Florida Communities Work Through Vaccine Website Problems
After an online portal for COVID-19 vaccine sign-ups launched, qualified residents logged on to find bugs with the program. Officials say the portal has been fixed but delays should be anticipated. by Tracey McManus, Tampa Bay Times / January 15, 2021 Motorists form lines to receive COVID-19 vaccinations at the Strawberry Festival Fairgrounds, one of the vaccination distribution sites in Hillsborough County, in Plant City on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. \r\r\r TNS
(TNS) When Susan Hoffman learned that Pinellas County next week will launch a patient portal with CDR Maguire to handle coronavirus vaccine appointments, her first thought was “good luck.”
Tampa Bay officials say vaccine sign-up bugs fixed, but delays unavoidable
Hillsborough got 26,000 calls in one minute on the first day of registration for 9,000 available appointments. Pinellas expects similar demand.
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Motorists form lines to receive COVID-19 vaccinations at the Strawberry Festival Fairgrounds, one of the vaccination distribution sites in Hillsborough County, in Plant City on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. [ IVY CEBALLO | Times ]
Updated Jan. 15
When Susan Hoffman learned that Pinellas County next week will launch a patient portal with CDR Maguire to handle coronavirus vaccine appointments, her first thought was âgood luck.â
Hillsborough launched its online portal and call center with the Miami-based emergency management consulting firm on Tuesday. Hoffman, 71, tried to log on when her age group window opened at 2 p.m., but she just got a spinning widget. When she was finally able to fill out the lengthy questionnaire and select times for
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