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Message: [QUOTE="caseyb7, post: 3867568, member: 9520"] In Rhode Island got 1st Pfizer shot today. In RI you choose either the State sites (Dunkin Center or Sockanosett in Cranston) or CVS/Walgreens. All are a nightmare to register with. With the State sites you know which vaccine is given where and Prizer is given at the Dunkin Center which is what I wanted for reduced side-effects. At the opening bell for my age group (65-75) I was working pc & phone for a slot - which took over 3 hours for a successful registration. Both RI phone & web registration gave me false positives - saying an appointment is available, then letting you fill out ALL your information, then at submission the web/phone reverts to the "no appointments available message" & erases your information such you must start again - IF/WHEN the system shows another opening. Not for those you get frustrated easily. ------------------ My appointment was for an exact time (12:55) and the National Guard managed traffic well getting to and around the facility. At the site they checked me and the vaccination process was fast & smooth. After the injection everyone must sit to be observed for side-effects and register for a 2nd vaccination - which is where the RI system has a hiccup that many/most of us needed help with today. To get your 2nd appointment time/date you must SCAN a paper QR code into your cell phone. Several issues with this process among the aged. 1) Many sitting in the recovery area by me could not read the paper instruction page as the print font was too small - we are seniors and not all see well. 2) Many did not have a cell phone. 3) Among those with a cell phone, many had no clue how to scan a QR code. The result was the wonderful National Guard members were helping nearly everyone with their dose #2 registration with their own devices - which was fine. We owe them a thank you. My guess is the whole, use your cell phone to scan a paper QR code, will work better among the twenty-somethings than the seventy-somethings, but the State has other problems more pressing than thinking through their senior Covid registration process. After the observation period is passed you check out giving your documents to a person in a glass sealed booth who asks you to take off your face mask because they want to see if your lips are swelled - if so, bad and you get looked after. If not, good to go. [/QUOTE]

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