My son in his 30s has just attempted to book a covid shot in an area clinic... without success! The Ontario system permits individuals to book up to two weeks in advance however NO bookings are available in this area over that period and it is not possible to book beyond that time. The frustrating part of the process is that the ONLY way to determine that is to try and book for each individual day in that period, thats16 tries to book with a rejection and no further options avalable!
I think we all understand that the demand for shots is high, particuarly when a new criteria opens up giving the 30 year olds (who are MUCH more probably out in the work force) an opportunity to get vaccinated but what is wrong with this picture? Cannot the 'system' simply say 'no bookings are avalable in the next two weeks' or even better ' please enter you phone number or email and we will call as an opening becomes avalabe'.... too much-to ask?
As a senior who is eligible to get a shot I have not bothered, not only is it hard for us home bound old fellows to get to a suitable clinic (particularity at a per-determined time) but what is the point if my younger offspring are not (until this week) able to be protected. Sp the old man is protected but his kids in the house are not, not a good picture!
I think we all realize that this whole thing is a difficult situation but I find it very difficult to see that it has been handled in a logical and efficient way ….. just ask the remaining seniors in various nursing hone across Ontario!
Enough said!
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Yeah, we've heard down here in the Maritimes how shoddy the Ontario vaccination booking system is. And it's supposedly different between each health zone or whatever you call them up there, instead of being a provincewide system.
The NS system is too smart, though. Apparently it has decided that my computer is a single person, on what basis I have no idea or what spying knowledge it has retained of my electronics. I got my shot a month ago as an oldster, no problem booking at all. When I went to help my niece book, the system said: "This appointment has already occurred" and refused further access. That's Artificial Intelligence gone wild if you ask me.
Isn't there some online system some young philanthropists have set up in Ontario to help booking vaccine appointments. Getvaccinatedontario or some such? Imagine how Ford has let down the citizens of Ontario, nothing but a shambles.
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Booking a vaccine shot depends on your local health unit. In Middlesex-London they're booking 4 weeks out. As each day passes they add another on the other end for bookings. It also depends on the available supply. Until recently, most vaccine supply was being diverted to "hot zones".
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