The UMC registration for 5,000 vaccines was completed in just 5 minutes

UPDATE: The University Medical Center said that all of its last vaccination appointments were scheduled five minutes after the online registration went live at 12:30 on Saturday. There are no more vacancies available at the moment.

ORIGINAL REPORT: EL PASO, Texas – The University Medical Center said on Saturday that it has already received 5,000 more doses of the modern coronavirus vaccine, which will soon be distributed in a new mega site at the El Paso County Coliseum.

Registration will open at 12:30 pm on Saturday at UMCelpaso.org for those in the state vaccination categories 1A and 1B, which includes health professionals, first responders, anyone aged 65 and over, or others with certain underlying health conditions.

The site will only accept registrations until all open consultations are scheduled. After that point, the site will close access.

This marked the third batch of 5,000 doses sent to UMC to administer to the public. The last time UMC received a shipment and placed appointment records online, all slots were filled in 12 minutes.

In addition to UMC receiving 5,000 additional doses, a similar shipment has been set to arrive at the El Paso health department. Like UMC, the city of El Paso is also providing public distribution of vaccines in a mega-site; the city website is close to the airport and pre-registration is available at EPCovidVaccine.com or by calling 21-COVID (212-6843).