Ridgecrest Daily Independent
Starting this weekend, Ridgecrest Regional Hospital will be closing its vaccine appointment waitlist and opening an online booking system under an agreement for vaccine distribution with Blue Shield beginning Monday. In an effort to honor our commitment to those already on our waitlist, we will continue making callbacks to the age-based eligibility of 65 and older in the order received, as more vaccine becomes available, said Michelle Whalley, RRH Clinic Administrator and Vaccine Taskforce Leader. This is going to be no easy feat, but we are determined to press on to the best of our ability. We have over 5,000 seniors 65 and older in line to call back and schedule. We are working on this in anticipation of adverse weather conditions, which have also delayed shipments and hampered our efforts this past week.
At this point, it’s pretty obvious that getting a COVID-19 vaccine can be difficult.
The Daily Independent reached out to readers on Facebook, asking how their experience has been trying to schedule appointments for the vaccine and how their experience went if they were able to get vaccinated.
For some, getting vaccinated was easy. Alison Dixon was one of the lucky few who was able to secure a vaccine from Ridgecrest Regional Hospital.
“I received my first shot at RRH and it went smoothly . Was very impressed. We are to get second dose next Friday. Will see how that goes,” she said.
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