No Lines waiting for Covid Shots in the Villages
 

I heard The Villages Daily Sun, good news, newspaper is going to soon feature a story > No Lines for Covid shots in The Villages while the rest of Florida has extensive lines. It must be that our representatives are really on top of this and well organized. We watch the ABC/NBC nightly news most nights and the long lines of Seniors waiting for their shots is amazing. I wish there was a way to help them out and tell them to come to The Villages there are no lines! :icon_wink:

No lines in TV.....:1rotfl::1rotfl:

Online vaccination signup for Sumter County? It opened at 8 am. Couldn’t enter the site until 8am sharp. I entered at 8. I wasn’t allowed to make a request until 8:06. I did, in seconds, then waited until 8:14, when I was informed that there are no more appointment times available. Alas. I knew it was too good to be true.

Governor Desantis is planning to have Publix administer shots and again he says our age group is next in line.

Here is what I hope; that we can fill out our forms and receive our shots somehow in a little tent in our local Publix Parking lot. We always get our seasonal flu shots at Publix, inside at the Pharmacy, but to me it seems safer with so many people having it outdoors somehow.

Maybe around the back with everyone in their cars single file.

I have the forms from online that question you as to your current state of health. Does anyone know if there are release forms to sign?

Got lucky
 

Signed on the website at 8am. Filled out the form. Got two appointments for tomorrow am. Keep watching Sumter Health website for future availability. It can be done.

what a mess.
they may as well throw vaccine into the street

"we're from the government and we're here to help"

If they all show up here, there will be lines.

What is this website?

Here is the website.

Sumter County Health Department COVID-19 Vaccination Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite

I'm going to wait until I learn that all essential workers who have tried to get the vaccine, have gotten the vaccine. I'm not putting a single person behind me in line, until I'm satisfied that there won't be ANY essential worker getting sick and possibly living with permanent lung damage, just because I chose to get vaccinated as soon as I was allowed.

More healthcare workers than you realize, are refusing the vaccine. Putting hospitals in a situation that they need to find others to vaccinate.

But I applaud your thoughts on allowing others to get the vaccine first. Biggest concern is, will they have the availability to give your second dose, in 30 days or have to fight for an appointment, and miss timeframe

And you will know that how? Give up your place in line and there will be thousands ready to step in, including snow birds and even folks from other States. And while you sit out, you increase your chances of getting infected.......but it is your choice.

I had COVID. It was less than 3 months ago. Don't you think I should give up my spot for someone who is compromised and needs the shot?

While I completely agree with OBB in theory you are absolutely right in practice. It was done wrong in this state because Governator Ronny D knows where his votes come from. Since the Gov ain't changing his plans I'll take mine as soon as I can (which is tomorrow between 10-11AM). It's a shame that the essential workers who should have it first won't but nothing will change that.

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Since you would likely have anti-bodies due to your infection you needn't be in any immediate rush but you might want to get an anti-body test to be sure. Also you should consider donating plasma if you haven't already.

Sumter County is doing reservations so there will be no long lines of thousands of people waiting for 200 vaccines.

Why weren't you allowed to make a request until 8:06? I was online at 8:00 as well and immediately made an appointment. Was done by 8:03 (I used a form filler app to fill their form as I figured by the time I typed it in manually everything would be gone since I type slowly). The 280 appointments for tomorrow (Thurs) were taken in 8 minutes according to the person who called me to verify my information.

The dose is not the problem, it’s trying to get the 2nd appointment. One would hope when first injection is given you would automatically be given a date for second dose only people, along with a time frame. So healthcare workers have exact date and time to return, I am guessing it’s being done at the sites of first injection for the public

The Eventbrite site always says there are no more openings. How did you get appointment?

Where are reservations being made?

The website posted here is not reservation based. It is first come first served of available tickets.

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What makes you think you won’t get it again?

Appointment
 

They had 1 hour time slots from 9 AM to 1 PM. I got in the 12-1PM slot in a stroke of luck and timing I guess. I was clicking on the link before 8 AM and it was coming up not found. Just after 8 I got in and made an appointment. They do ask if you take a blood thinner you get a note from your doctor. From what I have seen on the web, it's not an issue for Eliquis.

COVID-19 Vaccine Update – North American Thrombosis Forum


Sumter County Health Department COVID-19 Vaccination Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite

All those people will be vaccinated before I am anyway. I'm not in the "at risk" group. I'm not over 65, I have no illnesses that make me more at risk than anyone else, and now that I'm retired, I'm no longer an essential worker.

But when it's my "turn" - I'll want to know that people who SHOULD be vaccinated, AND WANT to be vaccinated, were able to get theirs - before I get mine.

Again - just because you can, doesn't mean you should. Having permission to get something doesn't require that I get ahead of someone else who needs it more than I do.

I am ALLOWED to take a seat on the train. But if I see someone who needs the seat more than I do, I'll stand so they can sit.

I am ENTITLED to eat every single apple in the bag of apples that I bought at the supermarket. But if I see someone in passing who appears hungry, I will give them one of my apples.

Because it's the right thing to do.

Well not being in an a "risk" group and not being 65 makes it easy. My question still stands, how would you know that everyone in the essential worker group, the risk group and those over 65 have been vaccinated when your turn comes up. There are essential workers who are not taking the vaccine and it has been stated they will be put to the back of the line. The right thing to do varies depending on what group you are in, what you believe in and yes, your age and that will change as you move into our age group.

In California it's the law to give up your train seat to a senior citizen.

You are Correct. It's not due to the county, it the Feds. I asked about that today when I got my shot. I had originally heard the COUNTY was holding 2nd shots for the 1 month appointment however I was mistaken. I was told they CANNOT hold vaccines by Federal orders and are required to use up every ounce they have. We were told we should contact the DOH in Sumter in a couple weeks to find out their "plan." They also said they might call or email those who were vaccinated but at this time they have no idea. Considering how well organized they were today I'd bet we'll hear from them when the time has come.

Because the appointments are all filled up. They don't have opening if they don't have any vaccines. They don't know when they will get them until a day or 2 before. Check out the DOH website and they will announce the next signup frenzy when they get a shipment. Think of it Like trying to get tickets to see a Broadway show from Ticketmaster. SOLD OUT is exactly what it says.

Was told there were 35,000 attempts for appointments and only about 310 vaccines available and 2/3rds of the cars in line at 10AM had 2 people so that would likely almost halve the number of slots available.

For Sumter county that is not correct for the CURRENT shots. The very first time they tried (Monday?) it was FCFS but that was a disaster so they went to reservations for the 2nd round of available shots given today (Thursday).

This WAS the link: Sumter County Health Department COVID-19 Vaccination Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite and on that screen click "VIEW DETAILS"

DOH info: Covid-19 Vaccination | Florida Department of Health in Sumter


But since they are "sold out" the link is dead. Currently they won't take reservations unless they actually have a specific number of shots to give. There is no
standby" appointments at least now. Best place to check is on the Sumter county Dept of Health website because when more dates become available they will post the link again as they did Wednesday. The link became active at 8AM Wednesday for today's (Thursday) shots and was "sold out" a few minutes later due to only having around 310 or so available shots after which it showed as "SOLD OUT" because they are basically using a ticket sales site.

you were the very 1st person i thought of, & hoped you guys would have been the lucky few to get it--fingers crossed

With very few doses of the vaccine being available it does tend to limit the lines. Since it is almost impossible to get an appointment I guess that also keeps the lines down...right?

It is impressive that The Villages/Sumter County have been unable to get any quantity of significance.

It is also impressive the complete lack of of information regarding distribution intent.

Especially in light of the fact there is a private sector capability currently in place....plus The Villages has organized mass vaccinations for the flu in the past via the recreation centers......well communicated and executed.

So yes, some of us wonder what the real problem is....that defies communication.

Apples and Oranges.....flu vaccine distribution has had years to increase manufacturing and organize distribution. COVID is months into mass manufacturing and and the State is months into organizing distribution. The last mile is always the problem......331 million in the US, many trying to find the vaccine.....about 10 million doses have been distributed.....and every State believes they need it more than any other State......this will take awhile.

Mass Doctor I know said that his contacts in FL have said they they have never done anything like this, ie, the state didn't really exist in the 1940s and 50's like the northeastern states, so they have no experience, and therefore, no leadership.

When state public health tries to get too specific, and require too much documentation with poorly set up systems, and time limits on doses, you get these scenarios.

66% of New York City’s Vaccine Doses Sit Unused as Virus Numbers Soar - The New York Times

or this

Northern California city scrambles to set up emergency COVID-19 vaccine clinic after hospital freezer failure

The other problem, is the second shot, having the right information to make sure the second follow up shot is done on time, and there are facilities different than the initial shots which will be full for first shots. . .

So just keep in mind that to do two shots, and a continuous process all the way through, you need twice the people power and twice the facility spaces until the population is complete. . . not easy folks, especially with beaucrats with little to zero planning and execution processes

ie, keep reality in check and hope that you don't need to go to the hospital for an emergency anything else

I too loggen in a 8 only to find that the "ticket" page didn't work, tried a few minutes later and was looked out.

Michigan has the Fire Stations in neighborhoods giving vaccine. No lines, you are notified as to time and date. Makes sense with qualified personnel at every station

Just saw that Sumter County will have 340 doses for the week of January 11th. At that rate, Sumter County vaccinations won’t be complete for a little more than 7 years. After that, we can get our second dose. Pretty pathetic for the county with the highest average age in the U.S.

There may be a light at the end of the tunnel, but at this rate it is a very, very long tunnel.

I thought you were exaggerating, but you weren't. Seven Years.

You Were One of the Lucky Ones
 

You were one of the lucky ones. I hit the button as soon as the computer ticked to 8:00am and was informed all the reservations were taken.