211 line overwhelmed amid demand for COVID-19 vaccine appointments in Allegheny County
County officials said over 15,000 calls were coming in per second throughout the day. Share Updated: 8:36 PM EST Feb 4, 2021 Nick Matoney
County officials said over 15,000 calls were coming in per second throughout the day. Share Updated: 8:36 PM EST Feb 4, 2021
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Show Transcript SHE TRIED TO GET THROUGH TODAY. WHAT HAPPENED? ALLEGHENY COUNTY ANNOUNCED THIS HOTLINE EARLIER TODAY. IT’S MEANT FOR THOSE 65 AND OLDER WHO MIGHT NOT BE INTERNET SAVVY. THEY ANNOUNCED 700 50 APPOINTMENT WOULD BE AVAILABLE STARTING AT NOON, FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED. I WAS WITHIN O’HARE TOWNSHIP WOMAN WHO DID NOT GET THROUGH. IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. SHE TAKES COVID SERIOUSLY. A DRIVEWAY WITH NO TIRE MARKS EVIDENCE THAT FEW PEOPLE COME AND GO. IT IS FRUSTRATING. IT IS HER AND HER 94-YEAR-OLD MOTHER,A BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR. I DON’T KNOW WHERE