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UpdatedThu, Feb 4, 2021 at 8:46 am PT Replies(2) Orange County s hospitalizations are down as cases decline across the county Wednesday. One savvy Laguna Beach woman is helping residents find answers to get vaccinated for the coronavirus. (Teri Pfeffer Perlstein, photo) LAGUNA BEACH, CA Orange County s Othena vaccination registration system a website and app intended to handle vaccination appointments and patient contact on a massive scale has gotten poor reviews from registrants still languishing in the waiting room. According to hundreds of emails Patch has received, little love has been shared for the app that cost the county over $1 million. Those vaccinated through the program have praised the point of dispensing (POD) sites at Disneyland and Soka University, but the app has caused confusion and doubt among many of the county s most vulnerable residents. ....
Print If booking COVID-19 vaccination appointments in Orange County could be likened to getting concert tickets to a sold-out show, Laguna Beach resident Teri Pfeffer Perlstein would kind of be a one-woman StubHub. A recent retiree with a background in software implementation, Pfeffer Perlstein knows her way around tech. So, when officials made the Jan. 13 announcement eligible residents could sign up on the Smartphone app Othena to book an appointment, she was on board. Othena was initially unavailable to Android users, so a friend used an iPhone to help her book a vaccination in Huntington Beach. She, in turn, has helped others by regularly checking for appointment openings and sending out word when slots become free. ....