[gpk111]

I plan to continue to try to help people sign up. Feel free to PM me with specific thoughts or questions.

I was able to sign more people up today (Wedn 1/27). The system opened shortly before 6 AM and all counties were “fully booked” by 7:28. St John's started out with about 2,000 doses and was "fully booked" at 7:12. Volusia County, the next best County to the south, started with about 3,200 doses and was "fully booked" by 7:05.

Several new observations that may be helpful to those still trying to book (next window is Friday, 1/29):

1. Publix made 2 very helpful modifications to the website: They added a counter to the top of the page (see attached) so you know it's automatically refreshing and when. It refreshes every minute. They also added the number of appointments left in each county. Both are helpful improvements.

You also know that you are eligible to sign up (left the queue) when you don't see the counter any more. At that time, scroll down to the bottom and click the bold "BOOK AN APPOINTMENT" box (see attached).

2. I used 3 browsers on two devices. I got in on one device at 6:15 and was able to sign up a number of people. I never got in on the other two browsers.

3. After booking the first person, I was shown a red circle with a line through it at the "SUBMIT" button at the very end. No explanation. Tried different times and different pharmacies without success.

I then closed that browser down completely and just for kicks reopened it. After a minute, it allowed me to sign on, even though the other two browsers on the other device were still queued. I heard similar mysteries from others.

Morals:
a. Try to use different browsers on different devices. It seems the entry to the sign up portal is random at this time.

b. If you should ever get that red circle at the end of the application to "Submit," just reload the page and (ouch) start over.


For gamblers:
If you see plenty of spots available and the system is not letting you sign up, consider starting over. That's against Publix advice, but you may have little to lose by getting into a different (and new) queue.


Obviously, it's best to hedge your bets with multiple devices.