Associated Press
The rapid expansion of COVID-19 vaccinations to senior citizens across the U.S. has led to bottlenecks, system crashes and hard feelings in many states because of overwhelming demand for the shots.
Mississippi’s Health Department stopped taking new appointments the same day it began accepting them because of a “monumental surge” in requests. People had to wait hours to book vaccinations through a state website or a toll-free number Tuesday and Wednesday, and many were booted off the site because of technical problems and had to start over.
In California, counties begged for more coronavirus vaccines to reach millions of their senior citizens. Hospitals in South Carolina ran out of appointment slots within hours. Phone lines were jammed in Georgia.
The rapid expansion of COVID-19 vaccinations to senior citizens across the U.S. has led to bottlenecks, system crashes and hard feelings in many states.
The rapid expansion of COVID-19 vaccinations to senior citizens across the U.S. has led to bottlenecks, system crashes and hard feelings in many states because of overwhelming demand for the shots
70+ age group struggles to find COVID-19 vaccine appointments
70+ age group struggles to find COVID-19 vaccine appointments By Caroline Coleburn | January 14, 2021 at 7:36 PM EST - Updated January 14 at 11:34 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - With thousands of South Carolinians age 70 or older trying to sign up to get a COVID-19 vaccine, some hospitals are having to stop taking appointments because supply isn’t meeting demand.
Kershaw Health released a statement Wednesday saying they received 1,000 appointment requests in less than 24 hours, and they are only receiving 150 to 200 vaccines a week from DHEC. They had to stop taking appointments because they say it will take at least 10 weeks to get all of those people their first and second doses.