Beginning Friday, Jan. 8, Hoosiers aged 80+ can schedule an appointment to receive the first of two COVID-19 vaccine shots. To do so, visit OurShot.in.gov or call 211.
Indiana’s Department of Health is urging patience as seniors eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine face registration delays over an hour.
A news release from IDOH says 33,500 Hoosiers aged 80 and older registered for the vaccine between 9 and 11:30 a.m. Friday morning. Among those registering, 21,000 had registered by 10:30 a.m.
Hoosiers 80 and older are the first members of the general public able to register for vaccines.
Shortly after the site went live, IDOH said high interest caused slowdowns to both the online and telephone registration systems.
Despite some reports claiming the system was down, the department insists it is working as intended, by placing residents in a queue before the system will allow registration.
There are currently 150 vaccination sites in all 92 Indiana counties.
Indiana has administered just over 128,000 first doses of the vaccine, but that lags well behind initial estimates. The delay can largely be blamed on lower than expected allocations from the federal government.
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