Senior citizens struggle with state vaccine portal

Senior citizens struggle with state vaccine portal

MULTIPLE VICTIMS INSIDE THESTORE.BEAL FACES A PEEPING TOMCHARGE.STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS REPORTNEARLY 300-THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVERECEIVED THEIR FIRST DOSE OF THECOVID-19 VACCINE.ACCORDING TO STATE...THAT PUTSOKLAHOMA AS SIXTH IN THE NATIONAND WITH ANOTHER 86-THOUSANDDOSES ON THE WAYTHAT NUMBER WILL SURGE EVENHIGHER.ááBUT SOME OKLAHOMANS SAYTHEY'RE HAVING TROUBLESCHEDULING THEIR VACCINE....OUR MASON MAURO SHOWS US WHYONE WOMAN SAYS THE STATE'SSUGGESTIONS AREN'T HELPING.(MASON LL INTRO)290-THOUSANDHOW MANY ELIGIBLEOKLAHOMANS ARE REGISTEREDTHROUGH THE STATE'S SCHEDULERPORTAL TO RECEIVE THE COVID-19VACCINE.SEVERAL OF THESE PHASE TWORECIPIENTS ARE SENIOR CITIZENS -65-AND-OLDER - STATE HEALTHOFFICIALS SAY THEY RECOGNIZETHEY DON'T HAVE THE TECHKNOWLEDGE OR MEANS TO SIGN UPPROPERLY.A GREEN COUNTRY WOMAN TELLS MESHE'S TRIED THE STATE'SALTERNATIVESAND SHE'S STILLWAITING.(SOT Reta Hughes / Issues withCOVID Vaccine Portal)00:03:18:09 "I need the shot."00:03:19:2275-YEAR-OLD RETA HUGHES ISHANGING ON TO HOPEHER ONLYLIFELINESHE SAYS THE PHONELINES AREN'T HELPING.(SOT Hughes)00:02:27:21 "I'm getting therunaround." 00:02:29:10THE OKLAHOMA STATE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH'S SCHEDULER PORTAL ALLOWSELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS TO SIGN UPFOR A COVID-19 VACCINE.300-THOUSAND ADMINISTERED THEFIRST DOSESTATE HEALTHOFFICIALS SAY THE SAME NUMBERARE SIGNED UP FOR THEIR TURN.HUGHES SAYS SHE'S ONE OF THEHUNDREDS OF THOUSANDSREGISTEREDBUT SHE CAN'T PINDOWN AN APPOINTMENT.(SOT Hughes)00:01:12:13 "We signed up andthen we went back and checked tosee if there were anyappointments available and therenever were any appointmentsavailable." 00:01:23:01O-S-D-H DEPUTY COMMISSIONERKEITH REED SAYS THE NEW TIMESLOTS OPEN LATE WEDNESDAY ANDALL DAY THURSDAY EACH WEEK.HE SAYS THERE ARE STILL4-THOUSAND APPOINTMENTSAVAILABLE FOR THE NEXT ROUND OFDOSES.HUGHES SAYS THE ONLY OPENINGSSHE SEES - ARE OUT IN WESTERNOKLAHOMANONE IN HER WASHINGTONCOUNTY HOMETOWN.(SOT Hughes)00:02:54:04 "I'm very frustratedand I don't know if I have towait until everyone gets onehanded out." 00:03:02:23THE COLON CANCER SURVIVOR SAYSIT'S A RACE AGAINST THE VIRUS TOGET THE VACCINE.(SOT Hughes)00:07:49:19"I don't know what will happenif I get COVID at my age andwith my health issues."00:07:57:22CALLS TO 2-1-1 AND HER LOCALCOUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTEND INTHE MIDDLEBOUNCEDBACK-AND-FORTH.NO ANSWERS FROM THE OTHER ENDNOAPPOINTMENT SCHEDULED AS ANOTHERROUND OF VACCINES GOES B