Appointments full for COVID-19 vaccinations in Indian River County

Appointments full for COVID-19 vaccinations in Indian River County

Appointments quickly filled up on Monday for a pair of mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Indian River County, officials said.

ROLL OUT A STATEWIDE VACCINEREGISTRATION SYSTEM IN THECOMING DAYS.

NOT ALL COUNTIESARE READY TO GET ON BOARD.

ALLNEW AT SIX, W-P- T-VNEWSCHANNEL 5IS IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY.THAT'S WHERE COMMISSIONERSVOTED TO TRY A DIFFERENT WAYTO GIVE SOME HOPE TOFRUSTRATED RESIDENTS.(:7 JOE BUDZ/INDIAN RIVERCOUNTY“WE HAVE THREE PHONESGOING CALLING, TRYING TO GETTHROUGH TRYING TO MAKE ANAPPOINTMENT”) THAT'S HOW JAND JAN BUDZ FINALLY GOT AVACCINE DATE THIS WEEK ININDIAN RIVER COUNTY& FOR ONEOF THEM.

JOE HAS TO KEEPTRYING.

IT'S THAT UNCERTAINTYTHAT FRUSTRATES MANY.

(:4 (NONAME MAN)“WE DON'T KNOWWHAT'S GOING ON, WE DON'T KNOWWHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN”) (:2NAT PETER O'BRYAN COUNTYCOMMISSIONER“THEY JUST WANTTO KNOW THEY'RE ON A LISTSOMEWHERE”) MONDAY, AT ASPECIAL MEETING OF COUNTYCOMMISSIONERS, THE DECISIONWAS MADE TO ESTABLISH ANONLINE COVID VACCINATIONWAITLIST SYSTEM SEPARATE FROMONE THE STATE IS DEVELOPING.(JOE FLESCHER/IRC COMMISSIONCHAIR :8“THAT PEOPLE WILL BEABLE TO CALL IN, GET IN THEQUEUE AND THEY WILL BE ABLEMOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR LIVESAS THEY WAIT FOR THE SHOT”)THERE ARE 53-THOUSANDRESIDENTS 65 AND OLDER ININDIAN RIVER COUNTY.

SO FAR,JUST OVER 10- THOUSAND HAVERECEIVED THEIR FIRST SHOTS.(MIRANDA HAWKER/DOH IRC : 7“EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T HAVE ALLTHE VACCINE WE COULD WANT, WEHAVE AN EFFECTIVE DELIVERYSYSTEM”) (STANDUP :7“MONDAYMORNING, ANOTHER 1- THOUSANDDOSES WERE MADE AVAILABLE TOTHE PUBLIC, AND THOSEAPPOINTMENTS WERE GOBBLED UPIN JUST TWO MINUTES”) THECOUNTY WILL SPEND 175-THOUSANDDOLLARS TO USE THIS NEWREGISTRATION SYSTEMESTABLISHED BY LUMINARE.(SARMA VELAMURI/CEO LUMINARE:3“THE SYSTEM ITSELF HAS BEENIN PLACE FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS”)IT'S THE FIRST COUNTY IN THESTATE LUMINARE WILL BE WORKINGIN& AND JOE BUDZ SAYS IF HEDOESN'T HAVE TO BE ON THEPHONE ALL DAY..

IT'S WORTH IT.(:3“MUCH EASIER& LESSCOMPLICATED”) THE NEWWAITLIST SHOULD BE UP ANDRUNNING IN 3-7 DAYS& IN INDIRIVER COUNTY, JS WPTV NC 5.WITHIN JUST THE LAST TWOHOURS, INDIAN RIVER COUNTYANNOUNCED MORE APPOI