UPDATE: All the latest vaccinations for university medical centers were discussed within three minutes after the online registration was presented live on Tuesday at 18:00.
There are currently no more places available until Thursday morning’s “super-senior” registration. See the original report below for further details.
ORIGINAL REPORT: EL PASO, Texas The University Medical Center said on Tuesday that it has now received five first doses of coronavirus vaccine that it is ready to distribute.
Registration will open Tuesday at 6pm at UMCelpaso.org for those in categories 1A and 1B, which includes health care workers, first responders, anyone 65 or older or others with certain underlying health conditions.
A UMC spokesman said all 5,000 vaccination appointments were expected to be completed within minutes.
The UMC website only accepts registrations until all open appointments have been scheduled. After that point, the site will close access.
In addition, UMC is holding a special appointment registration Thursday at 9 a.m. “super seniors” – 75 years and older.
At that point, ‘super seniors’ can register online at UMCelpaso.org or by calling 915-200-2700. Both the phone number and the website will close after the appointments are available on Thursday.
There are 2,500 appointments available online for “super seniors” online and 1,000 available by phone, officials indicated.
UMC also said that they had received a second dose of vaccine Moderna, and that they would then reach out to confirm the appointments for the second dose recipients. According to the hospital, all second doses of Pfizer will be administered according to schedule.