Health department in Palm Beach County in final stages of testing portal for vaccine appointments
Health department in Palm Beach County in final stages of testing portal for vaccine appointments
Contact 5 contacted the Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County to ask about the frustration some seniors say theyâre experiencing in trying to get an appointment to get vaccinated, including the use of an email address and a phone number thatâs closed.
HEALTH OFFICIALS IN PALM BEACHCOUNTYĂAS SOME SENIORSSCRAMBLE TO GET THE COVID-19VACCINE.
AND AS CONTACT 5INVESTIGATOR MICHAEL BUCZYNERLEARNEDĂA PORTAL FOR VACCINEAPPOINTMENTS IS STILL NOTREADY TO BE LAUNCHED.((PKG)) SOT 12:47:48:âI FEELILIFE.
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BUTT SOT12:48:40:âWHEN THE WAR CAME &IT WAS HORRIBLEâ BUTT SO12:48:43:âI MARRIED VERYYOUNG.
I WAS 17 AND MY HUSBANDWAS 19 AND A FEW DAYS LATER HEWENT AWAY IN THE AIR FORCEâ(COVER WITH PIC) WEISBEIN ALSOVIVIDLY REMEMBERS THE POLIOVIRUSĂTHE TOLL IT TOOK ONFAMILIES IN THE 195012:49:38:âPEOPLE LOCKED THEIRCHILDREN IN THE HOUSE, THEYWERE SCARED TO DEATH TO LETTHEIR CHILDREN OUTâ &AND THEDISTRIBUTION OF THE VACCINE.SOT 12:49:48:âIT WAS DONE INA VERY ORDERLY FASHIONâ BUTTSOT 12:50:08:âWE WENT TOEINSTEIN NORTHEN AND ONE TWOTHREE THEY STARTED ON THEVACCINESâ TODAYĂMORE THANHALF A CENTURY LATER &WEISBEIN IS WAITING FOR ANEMAIL FROM THE STATE HEALTHDEPARTMENT..
SOT 12:50:28:âIDO THINK THE WAY THEYHANDLING THE VACCINES IS NOT &ITFASHIONâ WAITING& TO FIND OUTWHEN SHE CAN GET A COVVACCINE.
SOT 12:57:07:âIS ITCLEAR WHEN YOU COULD GET THEVACCINEââNO, HAVE NO IDEAâBUTT SOT 12:57:16:âITDISAPPOINTING, BECAUSE ITHOUGHT THAT SOMEONE MY AGEWOULD BE SOME OF THE FIRSTPEOPLE THAT THEY WOULD CALLâCONTACT 5 CONTACTED THEFLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHIN PALM BEACH COUNTY TO ASKABOUT THE FRUSTRATION SOMESENIORS SAY THEYEXPERIENCING IN TRYING TO GETAN APPOINTMENT TO GETVACCINATEDĂINCLUDING THE USEOF AN EMAIL ADDRESSĂAND APHONE NUMBER THATCLOSED.
SOT MB SU:âASPOKESPERSON HERE AT THEDEPARTMENT TOLD CONTACT 5 THATTHE DIRECTOR - DOCTOR ALINAALONSO - WAS NOT AVAILABLE FORAN INTERVIEW OR TO ANSWER OURQUESTIONS.
IN AN EMAIL TOCONTACT 5ĂTHE SPOKESPERSONSAID A NEW WEB BASED PORTALFOR SCHEDULING VACCINEAPPOINTMENTS IS IN THE FINALSTAGES OF TESTINGĂAND THATTHEY ARE CURRENTLY VACCINATING500 PEOPLE PER DAY AND MAKINGPLANS TO INCREASE THE NUMBERIN THE VERY NEAR FUTUREâ INTHE MEANTIMEĂWEISBEIN JUSTWAITS..
SOT 12:54:31:âTHEYHAVE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TOFIGURE OUT THAT A VACCINE WILLBE HEREâ BUTT SOT 12:56:05:âI WOULD THINK THAT NOW THATWE HAVE THE VACCINE THEY WOULDHAVE PLANNED PROPERLY HOW TOADMINISTER IT TO THEPOPULATION AND I DONTHEY DIDâ IN PALM BEACHCOUNTYĂMBĂWPTVĂNEWSCHANNEL 5.AS FOR THE NUMBER OF VACCINESPALM BEACH COUNTY HAS