DEAR EDITOR:
I am writing to commend the Youngstown City Health District on its COVID-19 vaccine distribution at OCCHA recently. After hearing many complaints from numerous family and friends about other distribution sites, both locally and across the country, with extended waits, delayed appointments, inadequate indoor waiting areas resulting in being exposed to frigid temperatures or uncomfortable cars and the lack of sufficient parking, our experience could not have been better.
My 101-year-old father and I arrived about 10 minutes before our appointed time. The parking coordinator facilitated a spot near the door, since my dad uses a motorized wheelchair. We were immediately greeted as we entered the building and taken directly to a large, socially-distanced waiting room. The check-in and paperwork was simple and easily understandable. In very short order, we were escorted to another room where we almost immediately received our shots. The post-