Covid Update Mar 8, 2021. Fake news or simply unprepared once again. If anyone can locate some reasonable accountability in our system, please forward to those around you. We are in need of positive true news in the worst way. Despite media announcements, we have found out first hand that a great deal of misinformation and misleading information has come forward with it. Website and links, that never seem to be open or available, phone numbers given to patients that are never answered. I visited one immunization site while on hospital duty, and was surprised to see that most who had made appointments did not seem to fit into the first phase criteria? Difficult to say why, perhaps embelishment of information or inefficient screenig. It seems to make the roll out appear quite chaotic. What is worse is that physicians also have no ability to contact anyone of substance to obtain information and clarification. Dr.Kujtan and staff, were bounced out of the January slots and still await word of immunization. It will then take at least 5 weeks to be in a position to resume some form of face to face visits above that currently being done. We think June would be a likely time.
Our public health department announced last week, resumption and stepping up of vaccine priorities. Unfortunately, once again, their web site does not work and they dont seem to answer their phones. Recorded messages give little information. It has been difficult to contact other resources for help as well. Anyway, there may be some guarded news for those patients OVER 80 years of age.
Another avenue to pursue is to follow this link.
https://trilliumhealthpartners.ca/covid-19/A/index.html
this link will take you to a place where you can pre-register at the trillium health center. In our area, we are hoping to get vaccines into those over 80 starting March 8, 2021.
Alexander Graham Bell, would be rolling in his grave, if he lived to see that his wonderful invention has become a source of frustration and not the miracle it began to become. We seem to spend hours of our lives on a regular basis, simple holding a communication device in limbo. For this reason, we will not insult you with providing a phone number.