WE'LL
WE'LL LET
WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS AS LONG AS YOU LET ME KNOW WHAT
YOU THINK.
YOU THINK. >> USE THAT HASHTAG.
HEY DAN OLCC.
LET'S GET TO OUR BIG STORY
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. SO STARTING TODAY EVERYONE SIX
AND OLDER IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE
COVID VACCCINE IN WASHINGTON
AND ON MONDAY EVERYONE SIXTEEN
AND OLDER IN OREGON WILL BE
ELIGIBLE.
ELIGIBLE.
ELIGIBLE. BUT WHY DOES IT KIND OF STILL
FEEL LIKE FINDING A SHOT IS
LIKE SECURING A TICKET TO SOME
OVERPRICED CONCERT ON
TICKETMASTER?
TICKETMASTER? I MEAN YOU HAVE TO LOG ON AT
CERTAIN TIMES.
CERTAIN TIMES. YOU HAVE TO REFRESH THE PAGE
LIKE A MILLION TIMES YOU GOT TO
USE YOUR PHONE AND YOUR
COMPUTER AND THAT'S USED TO
HAVE A SHOT.
WE GET EMAILS LIKE THIS ONE
EVERY DAY.
EVERY DAY. I ENJOY PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK
WITH MY KIDS BUT I'M NOT SO
INTERESTED IN PLAYING WHERE IS
THE VACCCINE WITH THE STATE
OF OREGON?
OF OREGON? I'VE BEEN ELIGIBILTY GET THE
VACCCINE FOR WEEKS.
I'VE REGISTERED FOR THE
CONVENTION CENTER AND IT SAYS
THEY WILL CONTACT ME WHEN THERE
IS AN AVVAILABLE APPOINTMENT.
HAS ANYONE EVER BEEN CONTACTED
THIS WAY CAN JUST ASSIGN ME A
POSITION IN LINE EVEN IF THEY
CANNOT YET GUARANTEE A SPECIFIC
TIME AND DATE.
SO LOOK THE FIRST PART OF YOUR
QUESTION THE ANSWER IS YES.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
CONTACTED AFTER SIGNING UP THE
WAY THAT YOU DID.
>> BUT FOR A LOT OF YOU YOU
DON'T WANT TO WAIT AND IF YOU
DON'T WANT TO WAIT OUT, KRISTEN
SPRIRTS EXPLAINS ALL THE
DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU CAN
PROACTIVELY GET YOUR BEST SHOT
AT GETTING VACCINATED.
>> WHAT IS YOUR JOB?
I MEAN WHAT IS YOUR NINE TO
FIVE?
FIVE?
FIVE? MY
FIVE? MY NINE TO FIVE I'M AN IT
PROJECT MANAGER FOR ONE OF THE
LARGE HEALTH SYSTEMS IN THE
PORTLAND AREA.
PORTLAND AREA. >> JEFF MCNAMEE HAS USED THAT
EXPERIENCE TO HELP NEARLY NINE
THOUSAND PEOPLE FIND AN
APPOINTMENT FOR THE COVID
VACCCINE THROUGH THE FACEBOOK
GROUP, FIND A COVID SHOT
OREGON.
OREGON.
OREGON. >> YOU CAN TELL A PROJECT THAT
LOCKSHIN IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE
PLUMBER SHOWS UP, A CARPENTER
SHOWS UP, THE ELECTRICIAN SHOWS
UP TO THE HOUSE BUT NONE
OF IT'S SCHEDULED OF IT'S
COORDINATED THE WORK MIGHT
EVENTUALLY GET DONE WHEN IT'S
DONE ALMOST BY ACCIDENT THAT IT
WAS ON WHICH SOME COULD ARGUE
DESCRIBES THE CURRENT SYSTEM
OF FINDING A SHOT IN OREGON
AND WASHINGTON MORE THAN A
DOZEN DIFFERENT SYSTEMS TO
SECURE THE VACCCINE
AND APPPOINTMENTS RELEASED AT
ALL DIFFERENT TIMES JEFF LISTS
ALL THE WAYS TO FIND AN
APPOINTMENT IN AN EXTENSIVE
GOOGLE DOC POSTED IN THE
FACEBOOK GROUP.
FACEBOOK GROUP. WHEN YOU COLLECT INFORMATION
AND PUT IT INTO A SIMPLE
DOCUMENT A LOT OF TIMES THAT
THAT REDUCES THE ANXIETY
AND THE MENTAL LOAD ON SOMEBODY
THAT'S LOOKING FOR AN OPTION.
>> WE THOUGHT WE DID A GOOD JOB
AND WE SAW YOUR GOOGLE DOC.
>> WE'RE LIKE OH WE NEED WELL
THEY'RE FAR AND WIDE.
I WANT TO I WANT EVERYBODY YEAH
I WANT EVERYBODY TO USE THAT
AND THE MORE PEOPLE TO GET
THEIR ARMS JAB THE BETTER.
WITH MILLIONS OF PEOPLE NOW
ELIGIBLE FOR COVID VACCCINE IN
OREGON AND WASHINGTON.
SO TELL ME I JEFF FOR HIS TOP
TIPS TO FIND AN APPOINTMENT HE
SAID THE EASIEST WAY IF YOU
DON'T MIND WAITING TO BE
CONTACTED SIGNUP AD GET
VACCINATED AGAIN BECAUSE THAT'S
FIVE MINUTES OF YOUR TIME
AND YOUR NAME THAT GOES INTO A
DATABASE SOMEBODY PICKS YOUR
NAME, SEND YOU AN INVITATION.
THERE IS A VACCCINE A
WASHINGTON APPONITMENT FINDER
WHICH IS LISTED IN THE GOOGLE
DOC BUT HIS FAVORITE SITE NO
MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE FIND A
SHOT DOG YOU TYPE IN YOUR ZIP
CODE EVERY FOUR MINUTES.
IT JUST REFRESHES.
LET ME JUST LEAVE IT ON YOUR
BROWSER ALL DAY LONG AND JUST
EVERY FOUR MINUTES IT JUST
REFRESHES YOUR PAGE
AUTOMATICALLY AND YOU GO ON
THERE AND IT TELLS YOU WHERE
THERE'S APPPOINTMENTS
THERE'S APPPOINTMENTS AND THAT'S A PRETTY SLICK WAY
TO DO IT.
TO DO IT.
TO DO IT. SO THAT'S YOUR TICKET TO LIKE A
CVST OR A WALGREENS OR
BRAMMEIER OR RITE AID OR
WHATEVER IF YOU'RE HAVING
TROUBLE FINDING AN APPOINTMENT
INSIDE THE PORTLAND METRO AREA,
JEFF SUGGESTS TRYING A
NEIGHBORING COUNTY YOU GET A
LITTLE BIT OUTSIDE ESPECIALLY
IN COLUMBIA COUNTY OR MARION
COUNTY.
COUNTY.
COUNTY. THOSE ARE PROBABLY KIND OF A
SWEET BOX OF PORTLANDERS.
THEY SEEM LIKE A LONG WAYS AWAY
.
.
. BUT
. BUT MIKE SCAPPOOSE IS ONLY
TWENTY MILES FROM HILLSBORO.
YOU CAN ALSO DRIVE TO THE
FAIRGROUND IN SALEM FOR A WALK
IN APPONITMENT.
IN APPONITMENT. SOME OTHER TIPS FROM KGW
VACCCINE TEAM WHEN GOING TO THE
OHSU PORTAL ONCE YOU'VE
ANSWERED YOUR ELIGIBILTY
QUESTIONS, KEEP THE SCHEDULING
LINK HANDY TO PASTE IN
DIFFERENT BROWSERS IF YOU
BECOM DISCONNECTED FROM THE
PAGE USE THAT SAME LINK SO YOU
DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER ALL THE
QUESTIONS AGAIN CREATE AN
ACCOUNT BEFORE YOU SIGN UP FOR
AN APPOINTMENT FOR EXAMPLE
CREATE A MITCHARD ACCOUNT
BEFORE SCHEDULING THE OHSU
AIRPORT DRIVE THRU KEEP TRYING
REFRESH YOUR PAGE OFTEN CHECK
YOUR COUNTY'S PUBLIC HEALTH
PAGE THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN FIND
INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY
POP-UP SITE.
POP-UP SITE. TRY PHARMACIES OUTSIDE YOUR
COUNTY.
COUNTY.
COUNTY. MOST IMPORTANTLY KNOW WHEN
APPPOINTMENTS ARE ADDED.
>> WE PUT A FULL LIST OF TIMES
ON KJB DOT COM.
THERE IS ALSO A UNIVERSAL
VACCCINE STANDBY SITE CALLED
DR. B.
DR. B.
DR. B. >>
DR. B. >> WE'VE BEEN VACCINATING
PEOPLE IN PORTLAND FOR ABOUT A
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. YOU
WEEK. YOU SIGNUP AT HI DR. BETACAM
EVER PROVIDER HAS EXTRA DOSES
OR SOMEONE DOESN'T SHOW UP FOR
AN APPOINTMENT.
AN APPOINTMENT. THE PROVIDER TELLS DOCTOR B
AND THE SITE SENDS YOU A TEXT
MESSAGE ON WHERE TO GO
ELIGIBILE VACCCINE TEAM HAS NOT
TESTED IT OUT BUT THE FOUNDER
SAYS IT'S LIVE IN OREGON AT
HAVE ABOUT ONE HUNDRED FIFTY
VACCCINE SITES ACROSS THE US WE
SEVEN VACCCINE SITES I THINK IN
OREGON OF THOSE 150 AND THEN
THERE ARE TWO LOCATIONS IN
PORTLAND RIGHT NOW AND I THINK
AT LEAST TWO OF THOSE LOCATIONS
IN OREGON ARE SUPER SITES
AND IF YOU'RE STILL HAVING
TROUBLE DON'T FORGET ABOUT
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. FIND COVID SHOT ORGAINZED
FACEBOOK GROUP.
FACEBOOK GROUP. MOST MEMBERS REPORTED FINDING
AN APPOINTMENT ONE TO THREE
DAYS AFTER JOINING THE GROUP.
THAT'S REALLY REWARDING TO KNOW
THAT REALLY IT'S JUST A MATTER
OF GETTING SOME GOOD
INFORMATION OUT THE PEOPLE THEY
CAN REALLY