Covid-19 Vaccine Updates
Covid-19 Vaccine Updates
https://www.healthvermont.gov/covid-19/vaccine/getting-covid-19-vaccine
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https://apps.health.vermont.gov/COVID/faq/#vaccine
This was put out by Trey Dobson, CMO of SVMC – thought it might be helpful – this is what he is recommending on the blood thinner question (see the bottom).
Maggie
Margaret Lewis, MPA, NHA
Problems and Solutions with Scheduling in the Vermont Vaccine Program
- Know that there is the registration process which must be done first to create an account
- A confirmatory email is then sent to the individual
- The individual must then follow the link in the email to schedule their vaccine date and time
- The process has worked quite well over the first 24 hours
- Over 20,000 people have successfully registered and obtained an appointment
- VT DoH has a nice FAQs that answer most questions
- There have been problems, not unexpectedly; below are a few with potential solutions
- Problem
- Registration is completed but no confirmatory email arrives and thus the individual cannot schedule a test.
- Solution
- This problem is not universal but affects certain people.
- Click the registration three times. No joke. It seems to work.
- We provided feedback to the DoH, so hopefully it will get fixed soon.
- Problem
- When registering multiple family members, the process will not accept a single email for more than one person individuals
- For example, a daughter helps her parents register to get vaccinated.
- She registers her mom with her mom’s email address.
- Because her dad does not really use email anymore nor have a valid email account, she tries to register him with the same email address and is rejected.
- Solution
- Use a different email address for each individual, or
- Register one person, then add others in the family as dependents on that account
- Problem
- When registering by phone (and perhaps online, too), individuals answering “yes” to the question “Are you on blood thinners?”, were instructed
- “You have to get a note from your primary care doctor in order to get vaccinated.”, or
- “You will have to wait until the vaccine is available at your doctor’s office.”
- Solution
- Ignore and register
- We have provided feedback yesterday and again today that the a majority of the screening questions in use are not contraindications to vaccine and add zero value to the process
- In fact, such questions only raise unsubstantiated concerns in individuals and delay or prevent vaccination
