Registration
for Phase 1B began on Thursday, meaning tens of thousands of eligible residents
are all trying to schedule their appointments at the same time.
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12’s Caren Pinto was at St. Vincent’s Health Medical Center in Bridgeport to
speak with doctors about the rollout.
Dr.
Dan Gottschall, the vice president of medical affairs, encouraged all
Connecticut residents to make a MyChartPLUS account through Hartford HealthCare
to make the vaccine appointment process easier.
"Everybody's
going to be eligible, so I would urge people to create that MyChartPLUS account
because you're going to need it,” he says.
Dr.
Gotchall says they are in the process of finalizing other sites where residents
can get the COVID-19 vaccine, including a location in Shelton.