Members of the public mistakenly allowed to sign up for Covid-19 vaccination appointments in Kentucky
Baptist Health supplied the Kentucky Department of Health with a web-based vaccine appointment scheduling device that may very well be linked to the state’s vaccine web site for well being care staff, Kit Fullenlove Barry, Baptist Health public relations supervisor, stated in a press release to CNN Monday.
The state web site linked to a web page that outlined that vaccines can be found for well being care personnel as half of Phase 1a of the vaccine rollout. However, that data that was not included in the scheduling device.
“As a result, many who viewed the site mistakenly thought the vaccines were open to the general public, although we do not know how many people registered who might be ineligible at this time,” Fullenlove Barry stated in the assertion.
Baptist Health websites have round 6,000 vaccination appointments scheduled over the subsequent two weeks and the calendar is full. No extra appointments are being accepted at the moment.
Appointments made via the on-line system are nonetheless being honored in order to guarantee those that are eligible obtain a vaccine in a well timed method.
“We continue to ask the community’s help to ensure these vaccines reach our Commonwealth’s healthcare personnel first so we can continue to provide needed care,” the assertion stated.
“Baptist Health has been working to provide a smooth process for cancellation for anyone who has scheduled a vaccination appointment in error, and will contact the 6,000 people who have registered for these appointments to provide that opportunity.”
Baptist Health stated it would proceed to companion with the state on vaccine rollout.
“We regret the confusion this has caused our communities and have updated the scheduling tool with the additional information.”
Kentucky is in its first part of vaccinations, which incorporates well being care staff and people residing in long-term and assisted care amenities. The state has administered 130,355 vaccine doses, in accordance to numbers up to date by the well being division Monday. Kentucky has obtained 169,350 doses for the state vaccination program and 93,600 doses designated for long run care amenities.
CNN reached out to the Kentucky Department of Health for remark and has but to obtain a response.
