Coronavirus
EL PASO, Texas – The University’s medical center said on Saturday that it had received another 7,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to distribute at the mega-vaccination at the El Paso County Coliseum.
Registration opened online at 12:30 at UMCelpaso.org and the 7,000 appointments were booked within ten minutes.
Unlike the past two weeks, this time UMC did not give any advance notice to their social media fans or the news outlets. The word went out of the hospital at 12:31 p.m., after they had already opened the appointment portal for those in categories 1A and 1B, which include health workers, first responders, anyone 65 and older or others with certain underlying health. conditions.
The UMC website only accepted registrations until all public appointments were scheduled. After that point, the site closed access.
The last two times UMC received vaccinations and made online registrations, all appointments for shots were filled within minutes. It only took five minutes a week ago to complete all the slots, and the previous week 12 minutes.
In addition to UMC, the city of El Paso also offers distribution of public vaccines at a mega-site; the city’s site is close to the airport and pre-registration for appointments is available at EPCovidVaccine.com or by calling 21-COVID (212-6843). Unlike UMC, the city’s site maintains a waiting list and contacts those who sign up when it’s their turn to be vaccinated.
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