Thread by @BGrueskin

The vaccine rollout is a 'train wreck' in Florida -- a state which used Eventbrite to sign up people for shots (and since it's Florida, criminals are setting up fake Eventbrite sites and scamming senior citizens)

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tampabay.com/news/health/20…

And amid the chaos, Gov. DeSantis is blaming the hospitals for the slow rollout

miamiherald.com/article2482567…

Cuomo imitates DeSantis:

"We have almost 200 hospitals, if one hospital isn’t performing we can use other hospitals. And if you’re not performing this function, it does raise questions about the operating efficiency of the hospital."

nydailynews.com/news/politics/…

Who knew that using Eventbrite for a life-saving medication could lead to fraud. Especially in Florida

Meanwhile, in Tallahassee, people are calling a local (and very patient) newspaper reporter to get vaccine appointments.

https://twitter.com/davidsonhiers/status/1346115776965718018?s=21

https://twitter.com/DavidsonHiers/status/1346115776965718018

By 8 pm, “I'd spoken with 57 residents who called with questions about the vaccine. They should have been speaking with Health Department officials. But with 2 phone numbers leaving them with hours-long wait times, they dialed a 26-year-old reporter” tallahassee.com/story/news/202…

Another Tallahassee reporter to the rescue:

https://twitter.com/jimrosicafl/status/1346166908136132608?s=21

https://twitter.com/jimrosicafl/status/1346166908136132608

In Palm Beach County, the Health Department's phone system got slammed with vaccine requests.

So their new system is: Just email them your *name and date of birth* and they'll get back to you at some point.

sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-bea…