FOX News correspondent Bryan Llenas joins Special Report with the latest from Rockaway, N.J.
As the country continues to navigate the early phases of the COVID-19vaccine rollout, reports document glitches in websites for appointments, leaving coveted time slots up for grabs by the general public.
While the Trump administration just advised expanding the tiered phase vaccine rollout to those 65 and older and others at high risk for severe illness, these software hiccups see lower-priority groups line-hopping with hopes to secure vaccinations sooner.
Take Dallas County in Texas, for example, where county officials reported that web links for scheduling vaccinations were released across the internet.
State asks for patience as hospital tries to fix loophole that let public register for vaccine
Updated Jan 12, 2021;
Posted Jan 11, 2021
Staff at Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical Canter in North Bergen are the first to receive COVID-19 vaccinations in Hudson County on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.(Photo courtesy of Palisades Medical Center)
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Many New Jersey residents desperate to get the COVID-19 vaccine made online appointments to get vaccinated at various Hackensack Meridian Health facilities. The only problem is, some of them are not eligible for the vaccine under the state’s plan to limit who gets the shot for now to healthcare workers, first responders and nursing home staff and residents.
A vaccination center at former KMart in West Orange. Photo: Essex County Executive.
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As New Jersey begins the fifth week of its massive COVID-19 vaccine program, state officials have blamed shipping conundrums, workforce limitations and reporting delays for what has seemed to be the slow pace of the initial rollout.
The federal government is responsible for shipping the coronavirus vaccines to providers in each state, including more than 572,000 doses sent to New Jersey as of last Thursday, according to tracking by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As of Friday, more than 175,500 vaccines had been administered (7,400 of them second doses), according to the state, which hopes to immunize 4.7 million people, or 70% of those eligible.
Community Bulletin Board: the Sentinel (for Jan. 13)
Volunteer vaccinators may be needed in Middlesex County and at other vaccination sites.
Licensed nurses, doctors and medical professionals who are willing to volunteer should email their name, address, phone number and license information to Lt. Jangols of the Monroe Township Police Department at sjangols@monroetwppolice.org
Daya Sharma will lead a meditative workshop at 7 p.m. Jan. 13.
Jim Rose, retired executive with Johnson & Johnson, will discuss how to use meditation as a tool to balance your life at 7 p.m. Feb. 2.
Nirav Sheth will focus on transforming your life and finding joy and serenity at 7 p.m. March 4.
New Jersey residents began to sign up to get their COVID-19 vaccinations over the weekend, except they aren’t supposed to be able to do that unless they’re.