Lee County gentleman travels to Texas to get COVID-19 vaccine

LEE COUNTY, Fla. – Countless numbers of Lee County inhabitants have claimed they’ve called dozens, even hundreds of moments, to try out and make an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine.

A lot of not able to get by the reservation method telephone line are rising frustrated with the course of action.

“I have tried each individual way I could to use the reservation process and it’s not doing the job,” mentioned Lee County resident Jean Marshall.

“We dialed properly above 100 periods,” reported Lee County resident Bruce Merton. “We have been promised a call back on the 120th or 118th phone and then in no way received a get in touch with back in any case.”

Immediately after contacting more than 50 moments on the initial working day the cell phone traces opened, Doug Frederick was ready to get as a result of to somebody to give his details. All-around 5:30 that evening, he got an automated cell phone phone that claimed he needed to stay on the line.

“My wife was sitting down subsequent to me and she suggests, ‘I wager it takes them an hour to remedy the phone’,” Frederick said.

Following waiting around for 12 hrs, the contact was dropped.

A discouraged Frederick and his wife drove 1,300 miles to their home state of Texas the subsequent working day where by their daughter reported they would be ready to ebook an appointment at a pharmacy.

“We drove 1,301 miles each and every way to get it,” Frederick said.

Frederick mentioned he’s not the only a person who touring hrs to get a vaccine right after staying not able to get 1 in Lee County.

He, and other individuals, are dismayed with the method.

“Nobody need to be very happy of how this is functioning out,” Frederick stated.