EL PASO, Texas – More than 100 people were rejected at the site of mass vaccination against the coronavirus George Perry of the city of El Paso on Monday morning, after confusion over the date set to receive the second dose.
People waited in line for hours thinking they had a second appointment, even though they didn’t. When they were sent away, many refused to go.
Police officers were called in to disperse the crowd. A police officer at the scene told ABC-7 that the same thing happened the day before.
The confusion arises from the cards given to people after receiving the first dose of the vaccine. The cards have a date on the back that the city says some confuse with the day they should be back for their second dose.
The city says the date is just a general idea of when you can expect an appointment to receive your second dose. The city does not want people to show up on the day listed on the card because they want to make sure that there is enough vaccine to be distributed.
“Just give us the opportunity to call you, send a text message or email to schedule your second appointment,” said city spokeswoman Laura Cruz-Acosta. They are in.'”
The city wants people to know that they should wait for the city to contact them to schedule the second appointment. If you don’t have an appointment, you will be declined.
The process is different for people who received the vaccine from the University Medical Center, which operates the county’s mass distribution site at the El Paso County Coliseum.
People who received the first dose of UMC also received a card with the date on the back. The difference is that the date is the day of the actual consultation for the second dose; people are instructed to arrive at the same time as the first appointment.
To help resolve the confusion, people need to remember where they got the vaccine from. If you received the vaccine through the city, you will be contacted to schedule your second appointment. If you received the vaccine through the county, the card you received is the date of your second appointment.