Victorian jab rollout at breaking point amid tech crunch
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Victoria’s vaccination rollout has been overwhelmed by people seeking protection against the latest COVID-19 outbreak, with the state government unable to deploy a high-tech management system it bought three months ago to support mass inoculation.
The short-notice expansion of the vaccination schedule to include anyone in their 40s pushed the state’s capacity to take new bookings beyond breaking point.
A dedicated 1-800 vaccination hotline struggled to cope with demand and Victoria’s senior public servants issued an SOS for more staff to man the phones
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3 SW Ga. counties offer online COVID vaccine sign up Southwest Health District announced Wednesday that appointments for vaccines in Miller, Mitchell and Worth counties can be made online. (Source: kauz) By Dave Miller | March 17, 2021 at 12:42 PM EDT - Updated March 17 at 12:42 PM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Southwest Health District announced Wednesday that appointments for vaccines in Miller, Mitchell and Worth counties can be made online.
This is via the Georgia Department of Public Healthâs (DPH) online vaccine scheduling system called Vaccine Registration and Administration Solution (VRAS) system, the health district said.
Southwest Health District is one of several health districts in Georgia moving to VRAS, and eventually, all 14 counties in the district will offer the online vaccine scheduling option.
Are you one of 3 million Georgians now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine? Here s where to find it
Some Georgians felt relieved when they received their vaccination on Monday.
ATLANTA - There were selfies, Band-Aids and a steady stream of vaccine recipients in Doraville on Monday morning as about 420 people were scheduled to be vaccinated at a DeKalb Board of Health vaccination site, many newly eligible for the vaccine I feel so fortunate, so lucky. Jay Dong says, who just turned 65 and was receiving his first dose of the vaccine. This is the United States. I feel very appreciative.
Just over 3 million Georgians are in the expanded vaccine eligibility group, which includes people age 55 and older or those high-risk health conditions, such as asthma, kidney and heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure.