Most vulnerable community faces challenges securing vaccine appointments
92-Year-old woman unable to secure vaccine date after two-dozen attempts
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“Madder than the dickens,” she said.
The 92-year-old is upset because she said she and her family can’t secure a date for a vaccine in Fort Bend County or anywhere for that matter.
“I want to be on a list or would like to have someone say to me, be here at a given time and do it,” McKenzie said.
McKenzie’s sentiments have been expressed by many.
The desire is simple: “I want some action from someplace. I’d like to be recognized.”
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Fort Bend County moves forward with vaccine distribution
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Share: Fort Bend County announced Jan. 4 it had received 1,000 vaccines and would begin contacting preregistered individuals to schedule their first dose, but as of Jan. 5, the county s coronavirus vaccine preregistration was full. We have requested that more vaccine be made available to our citizens, Fort Bend County KP George said during a press conference. We are working very closely with the concerned authorities and we are doing everything in our power to make sure it is distributed in an orderly manner. As soon as they make them available, we will get the information out, George said. At this point, I believe we are eventually going to open up a registration process where you could sign up-you could register-to get a COVID vaccine when it is available.