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Wake sets up appointment hotline for vaccinations
After watching long lines for at coronavirus vaccination events across the state, Wake County on Friday outlined how eligible residents there can sign up for their shots.
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After watching long lines for at coronavirus vaccination events across the state, Wake County on Friday outlined how eligible residents there can sign up for their shots.
OTHER UPDATES AND HAVE THEM FOR YOU IN THE LIVE CENTER. BACK TO YOU. >>> THE FLOOD GATES WILL OPEN FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF VACCINE RECIPIENTS IN WAKE COUNTY NEXT WEEK, AND THIS INCLUDES PEOPLE 65 AND OLDER. KYLE HAS THE LATEST. >> Reporter: I'M ACTUALLY IN MY HOME. THIS IS WHERE THE COUNTY WANTS YOU TO START THE PROCESS IF YOU'RE ELIGIBLE, BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING, YOU'LL GO TO THEIR WEBSITE, OR CALL A HOTLINE, AND YOU'LL ANSWER SEVERAL QUESTIONS. YOUR ANSWERS TO THOSE QUESTIONS WILL DETERMINE YOUR PLACE IN THIS WAIT LIST. >> EVEN GETTING VACCINATED, YOU STILL HAVE TO WEAR A MASK. >> NONETHELESS, THIS RALEIGH HAVE NOT READY FOR THE SHOT IN HIS ARM. >> YOU HAVE A CHOICE, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN EITHER TAKE A CHANCE ON GETTING COVID-19, OR TAKE THE VACCINATION AND TRY TO GET BACK TO SOME SENSE OF NORM AM CITY. >> Reporter: THE 65-YEAR-OLD IS ONE OF MANY NEWLY ELIGIBLE FOR THE VACCINE, FOLLOWING GOVERNOR ROY COOPER'S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THOSE 65 AND OLDER, AND ALL HEALTHCARE WORKERS CAN NOW GET IT. >> IN ALL OF GROUP TWO, THERE'S APPROXIMATELY 133,000 PEOPLE IN WAKE COUNTY WHO ARE 65 AND OLDER. >> WAKE COUNTY IS TRYING TO REACT QUICKLY TO THESE LATEST CHANGES. >> IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. >> Reporter: HERE IS HOW IT WILL WORK, STARTING TUESDAY, JANUARY 19th, AT 8:30 IN THE MORNING, THOSE ELIGIBLE CAN CALL THE HOT LINED OR GO TO WAKEGOV.COM/VACCINE. >> CERTAINLY ZIP CODES IN WAKE COUNTY ARE AT A DISPROPORTIONATE RATE OF INFECTION. WE -- IT'S YOUR ANSWERS TO THE QUESTION, NOW HOW QUICKLY YOU ANSWER THEM THAT WILL DETERMINE WHEN YOUR APPOINTMENT IS. >> THERE IS NOT A NEED TO CALL. >> YOU HAVE A FEW OPTIONS IN TERMS OF STARTING THIS PROCESS, BUT THE COUNTY SAYS IF YOU CAN, MAYBE USE THE WEBSITE. THAT WAY YOU WON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH BUSY TONES. THEY DO, HOWEVER, HAVE AT LEAST 100 PEOPLE WORKING THOSE PHONE BOOTHS AT ANY POINT IN TIME, SO THEY ARE WORKING TO MAKE THIS