By Kasturi Pananjady, Jenna Carlesso and Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, CT Mirror
For weeks, Robert Rubbo, head of the Torrington Area Health District, has been fielding calls from anxious seniors trying to schedule their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
Residents began scheduling appointments for their second Moderna shot in mid-January, but there weren’t enough appointments to accommodate everyone. So Rubbo has re-routed his staff and recruited additional volunteers to nearly double the appointments in his three weekly clinics.
“We were getting a lot of phone calls. People were concerned they couldn’t find appointments for the second dose,” he said. “We felt the need to try and open this up to help them out. We didn’t want them to get left out there without a clinic.”
State urges patience as Phase 1B begins and lessons are learned to improve ease of access
With a lot of people 75 and older trying to book their vaccination at the same time, the state has acknowledged that there will be hiccups. Author: Matt Caron Updated: 5:20 PM EST January 15, 2021
CONNECTICUT, USA The state is transitioning into Phase 1B of COVID vaccinations. Already, less than 24 hours after the rollout, people are having trouble booking their appointments. You’ll hear this word a lot. Patience! With a lot of people 75 and older trying to book their vaccination at the same time, the state has acknowledged that there will be hiccups. We will be lucky if we get our vaccine by June, remarked Gail Kamm of Enfield who has been having trouble booking her appointment.