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Originally Posted by kaniess
My wife had an appointment to get her Covid-19 shot at the GMR Lake Sumter College site in Sumterville this morning. She is under 65 years old, has diabetes and is eligible under the recent order signed by Governor DeSantis. Before making the appointment we put her birth date in the online form and answered ‘Yes’ to the question ‘Do you have a chronic health condition that will qualify you for the vaccination’? GMR sent the approval code and we scheduled an appointment.
We showed up on time and brought the State form signed by her doctor approving her for the vaccine based on extreme vulnerability to Covid-19. Her barcode was checked upon entrance and when we got to the front of the line the personnel on site refused to give her the vaccination because she is under 65. I showed them her signed form again and they still refused to vaccinate her.
I then pulled into a parking space so as not to block others from getting their vaccine and tried to call the Health Department. While trying to call, GMR personnel asked us to leave. I moved to a parking spot further away and a GMR employee came up to my car window and threatened to call the police unless I immediately departed the site. We were treated in a rude and insulting manner by GMR personnel and I don’t think this organization is worthy of working in Sumter County.
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First of all, it’s a shame that you & your wife had such difficulties at the vaccination site you went to. When Sumter county still wasn’t getting any vaccine back in late January/early Feb and the same provider you are speaking of pulled out without informing folks of their plan, and Sumter county’s computer sign up was a disaster, we decided to sign up in another county, upon the advice of a friend who did the same. We called their # right after 8am & were signed up for our first vaccine 2 days later. Lake County had their routine down very well, very professional & friendly workers and we were in & out in 45 minutes. The county employees called us back 3 days before our 3 week “due date,” and got us scheduled for vaccine 2. Again, very smooth operation, positive experience, time spent was about an hour. My point is that Sumter County hasn’t gotten their vaccination clinic scheduling down very well overall from the sounds of things. Not sure what their problem is, but it needs to be remedied asap. Studying logistics, organization, & educating the public and the workers is common sense, but many people lack it so people end up being upset & dissatisfied with their experience.