Lawrence’s hospital will begin administering 1,300 vaccines Tuesday to residents 65 and older.
Monday night, the county contacted 1,300 randomly selected residents via the county’s alert system. These individuals had indicated interest in receiving the vaccine through the county’s vaccine interest survey. The selected residents received instructions about how to sign up online or by phone for one of the appointments.
Amy Northrop, spokesperson for LMH Health, said the county did not contact more than 1,300 residents. As the Journal-World has reported, previous Phase 2 vaccination sign-ups felt competitive to some residents, because the sign-ups went out to more residents then there were doses available.