Public health officials in Massachusetts apologized Thursday night after the state’s COVID-19 vaccination website crashed earlier in the day as a boom of just 65 residents and older comes into consideration to book appointments.
“The state’s website to find and discuss vaccine appointments has experienced delays and technical difficulties, and the administration apologizes for the frustration and inconvenience our residents have experienced throughout the day,” the COVID said. 19 Command Center of the State said in a statement.
The delays occurred on the first day that residents aged 65 and older, as well as those with two or more chronic health conditions, were eligible to receive the vaccine.
Despite these problems, the Commando Center said 60,000 appointments were still being booked for the week at the state’s mass vaccination sites. There is currently no availability for the vaccination sites in Fenway, Gillette, Danvers, Natick, Dartmouth and Springfield.
The seller of the dating site, Prep Mod, has also issued a statement saying he ‘deeply regrets what happened in Massachusetts today and that he accepts full responsibility.
“Governor Baker, Secretary Sudders and the entire public health team have given us the important duty to report people from the Commonwealth for COVID-19 vaccinations,” Prep Mod said before apologizing for not living up to expectations. did not meet.
Prep Mod said the system that manages the site did not scale fast enough to accommodate the increased number of people trying to access the site. The site is now operating normally and the seller said he “will continue to work to ensure the system responds.”
The commando center said the government had put pressure on the premises to ensure that the adjustments of the Prep Mod were adequate.
While the mass vaccination sites are being discussed for the week, a small number of appointments will be posted for other locations over the next few days, the command center said.
About one million extra individuals in Mass. Eligible for the vaccine this morning. Because the vaccination offer is very limited, the commando center expects it to take at least another month before residents make an appointment.
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