Local pharmacies left out of latest vaccine distribution
Klingensmith's Drug Stores have not received doses for the past two weeks
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Updated: 6:17 PM EST Feb 10, 2021
Klingensmith's Drug Stores have not received doses for the past two weeks
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Updated: 6:17 PM EST Feb 10, 2021
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TO HIS QUESTIONS. JIM: FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT WEEK, THE FREEZER IS EMPTY. THE VACCINE SUPPLY IS GONE. THE FRUSTRATION IS GROWING. >> IT IS DEMORALIZING TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO MY OWN STAFF. THEY ANSWER HUNDREDS OF CALLS A DAY. JIM: HE SAYS HIS SYSTEM WAS WORKING. ONLINE REGISTRATION. VACCINATION CLINICS THROUGHOUT THIS AREA. >> WE CAN DELIVER THE VACCINE. WE GOT 800 DOSES IN THREE DAYS. JIM: NOW HE HAS BEEN SHUT OUT. HE CAN NOT GET ANSWERS. >> WE NEED TO START TREATING IT LIKE A PANDEMIC. WE HAVE PATIENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE. THEY HAVE HEART DISEASE, COPD, ASTHMA, THEY WANT THE VACCINE. JIM: THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED ANOTHER INCREASE IN DISTRIBUTION. STATE OFFICIALS SAID 155,000 FIRST DOSES WERE SENT OUT. BUT STATE DATA HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED TO SHOW SPECIFICALLY WHERE IT WENT. THEY ARE WONDERING WHERE THEY WILL BE THEIR TURN. >> WHERE WE VACCINATING? GET ME THE PRODUCT AND I WILL DELIVER THE SERVICE. JIM: ADDING TO THE DISAPPOINTMENT, HE SAYS A MEMBER OF LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS HAVE STEPPED UP OFFERING THEIR FIRE HALLS FOR VACCINATION SITE. THEY ARE PRICKED. -- THEY ARE PREPARED.