"There are appointments, and then we'll work to get folks in." "Bu, you know, by within about 20 to 30 minutes, everything was up again and going smoothly."įor 70-year-old Paul Penzick, sign up was a breeze it only took about 10 minutes for him to get registered for his appointment when he tried around 9 a.m. Allison Arwady, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health.
"Some people weren't able to get through right immediately, you know, just a sign of how much demand there is for appointments," said Dr. While tens of thousands of appointments are available, organizers are asking for patience as massive demand threatens to overwhelm the system the online sign up portal crashed in during the first half hour it was open. Those interested can complete a survey at. Paramedics will administer vaccines in residents' homes if they are unable to travel to a vaccination site. of Public Health and the Chicago Fire Department are partnering on a pilot program that will bring vaccines to homebound seniors. "I think it's a fairer system to put all the availability out there in one place, versus having hidden pockets where you need to either work the system or work your connections," said Oliver Kharraz, founder & CEO of Zocdoc.Ĭhicago's Dept. To register for an appointment at the United Center, visit or call the multilingual hotline (312) 746-4835 from 8 a.m. on Sunday, March 7.Īs of 3 p.m., 27,819 seniors had signed up for appointments at the United Center. After the signup period for seniors, anyone eligible for a vaccine as part of the Phase 1B+ group can begin scheduling appointments at 4 p.m. The first appointments opened at 8:30 a.m.
The United Center and Des Plaines mass vaccination sites opened for appointments Thursday, and tens of thousands were snatched up in mere hours.ĬHICAGO (WLS) - The Chicago area's newest mass vaccination sites opened for appointments Thursday.ĬOVID 19 vaccine appointments for the United Center can now be scheduled at /vaccine and by phone, while a new site in Des Plaines is also accepting new appointments.Ī total of 110,000 appointments have been made available for the United Center mass vaccination site.
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