DOH Site Crashes As 1,200 Vaccine Appointments Fill Up: Report

MANATEE COUNTY, FL — As the Department of Health in Manatee County opened registration for COVID-19 vaccination appointments Monday afternoon, the site crashed, making it difficult for many users to sign up, the Bradenton Herald reported.

Despite these technical difficulties after registration began at 2 p.m., all 1,200 available time slots for people 65 and older were filled by 3:30 p.m., reports said.

Manatee County received 3,500 doses of the Moderna vaccine from the state last week and has already distributed them all. It received an additional 1,400 Moderna doses on Monday, reports said. This new shipment will be administered Wednesday and Thursday at Tom Bennett Park at 280 Kay Road in Bradenton.

As of Monday at 12:05 a.m., 4,957 people in Manatee County have been vaccinated, according to the state’s COVID-19 Vaccine Report. These first doses are being given only to long-term care facility residents and staff, frontline health care workers, and seniors older than 65 in accordance with Florida’s vaccine distribution plan.

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As vaccination time slots in Manatee County have been announced by the DOH, they’ve filled quickly. According to the county website, additional appointments will be announced as vaccine supplies become available. Learn more about the county’s vaccination plan at www.mymanatee.org/vaccine.

Florida’s COVID-19 Vaccine Report will also be updated daily at www.FloridaHealthCOVID19.gov. This report includes a breakdown of who has received the vaccine by age, race, gender and county.