9.30 THE GAME JACKSONVILLE SPORTS LATER WEATHER AUTHORITY FORECAST ON THE GO ALWAYS THERE
IN OUR WEATHER AUTHORITY APP.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: NOW DUVAL COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO ARE 65 YEARS OR OLDER AND HEALTH CARE
WORKERS WHO HAVE DIRECT CONTACT
WITH PATIENTS CAN START BOOKING
AN APPOINTMENT TO RECEIVE THE
COVID-19 VACCINE IN LESS THAN
AN HOUR. VACCINATIONS FOR THOSE
GROUPS WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY.
THIS IS A SEPARATE VACCINE.
ROW UP BY THE WAY THAN THE ONE
THAT STARTED FOR RESIDENTS OF
NURSING HOMES. WE DON’T WANT
YOU TO
GET CONFUSED. DOCTOR PAULINE
ROLLE IS THE MEDICAL EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE DUVAL COUNTY
HEALTH DEPARTMENT WHICH IS
ORGANIZING THE LATEST PHASE OF
VACCINATIONS DOCTOR ROLLE JOINS
US VIA ZOOM THIS MORNING, GOOD
MORNING, THANKS FOR BEING
WITH US.
>> GOOD EARLY MORNING. YEAH,
IT’S BEEN A BIT A BUSY LAST FEW
DAYS FOR YOU ORGANIZING ALL OF
THIS ALL RIGHT SO WHAT KIND OF
INFORMATION DOES SOMEONE NEED
TO HAVE.
IN ORDER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT
FOR EITHER OF THESE 2 GROUPS
WHEN THEY CALL.
>> IS SO NAME A GOOD PHONE
NUMBER WHERE WE CAN REACH YOU
AND DATE
OF BIRTH BUT MAINLY WE NEED A
GOOD NUMBER WHERE WE CAN
REACH YOU.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: SO IT’S
INTERESTING BECAUSE THERE ARE
SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE 65 OR OLDER
WHO MAY TAKE A NUMBER OF
MEDICATIONS THAT MAY BE
CONCERNED ABOUT SOME KIND OF
ADVERSE REACTION THEY COULD
HAVE TO
THE VACCINE. ANY INFORMATION
THEY NEED TO KNOW THAT WOULD
PRECLUDE THEM FROM BEING
ELIGIBLE.
>> SO CERTAINLY IF YOU ARE
CONCERNED IF YOU’RE ON A NUMBER
OF MEDICATIONS WE ENCOURAGE YOU
TO CONSULT WITH YOUR PHYSICIAN
OR MEDICAL PROVIDER PRIOR TO
COMING TO GET
THE VACCINE. ON SITE WE DO
SCREENING AND WE WOULD HATE FOR
SOMEONE TO HAVE MADE AN
APPOINTMENT AND THEY COME TO
THE SITE AND WE SCREEN THEM AND
THERE ARE SOME
SERIOUS CONCERNS. MOST PEOPLE
THOUGH WILL BE ABLE TO GET THE
VACCINE WITHOUT A PROBLEM, BUT
WE DO ENCOURAGING IF YOU HAVE
ANY MEDICAL CONCERNS THAT YOU
CONSULT YOUR
MAP PROVIDER. I KNOW FOR SOME
FOLKS WHO HAVE A HISTORY OF
ANAPHYLAXIS THEY MAY BE
CONCERNED I ACTUALLY GOT THE
VACCINE LAST WEEK AND I HAVE A
HISTORY OF ANAPHYLAXIS AND I
DID JUST FINE I DIDN’T EVEN
HAVE ANY SORT OF SMALL ARMS AND
SO AGAIN, BUT THAT IS DONE IN
CONJUNCTION WITH YOUR MEDICAL
PROVIDER TO DETERMINE WHAT’S
BEST FOR YOU.
SO.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: AND I JUST
WANT TO MAKE THE CLEAR ALSO FOR
THE HEALTH
CARE WORKERS. MANY OF THEM MAY
TRAVEL AND VISIT PEOPLE AT HOME
IF THEY DON’T LIVE IN DUVALL
COUNTY ARE THEY STILL ELIGIBLE,
BUT IF THEY WORK IN DUVAL
COUNTY.
>> THIS DOES NOT LIMIT SET BY BOUNDARIES. THIS VACCINE IS PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT WE ARE PROVIDING IT
FOR FREE. AND SO WITH THAT EVEN IF YOU’RE NOT A DUVAL RESIDENT, YOU CAN STILL BE VACCINATED
THROUGH US. BUT POLICE IN MY
OTHER COUNTIES WILL BE ROLLED
OUT THEIR VACCINATION EFFORTS
AND SO ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO
GET THE VACCINE IN THEIR OWN
COUNTY. BUT CERTAINLY WE WILL
SERVICE ANYONE FROM ANY COUNTY
OK I WANT TO BE CLEAR TOO
BECAUSE THIS MIGHT CREATE A
LITTLE CONFUSION LED INITIALLY
THOUGHT THAT YOU HAD TO BE A
DUVAL
COUNTY RESIDENT.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: AND AS A
RESULT YOU HAVE TO PROVE THAT
YOU’RE DUVAL COUNTY RESIDENT
WHEN YOU SHOW UP FOR THE
APPOINTMENT, WHAT YOU’RE SAYING
IS THAT’S NOT THE CASE.
>> YES, THANK YOU FOR
CLARIFYING THAT IS NOT
THE CASE. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE
A DUVAL RESIDENT AND THAT GOES
FOR ANY YOU CAN GET VACCINATED
AT ANY OF THE 67 COUNTIES HERE
IN FLORIDA AND NOT BE A RESIDENT OF THAT COUNTY AND GET THESE VACCINES ARE PROVIDED BY
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FREE OF
CHARGE AND SO THEY’RE NOT
LIMITED
BY BOUNDARIES.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: WOULD YOU
EXPLAIN THE PROCESS WHEN
SOMEONE SHOWS UP BECAUSE WE DO
WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE DEPENDING
UPON THEIR AGE THAT NO
RESTROOMS ARE AVAILABLE
WHEN THEY SHOW UP FOR THE
APPOINTMENT SHOULD THEY EXPECT
A LONG WAIT.
>> AND THE WHOLE POINT IS
MAKING APPOINTMENTS IS TO
PREVENT THAT. THEY’LL SOME WAY
PARTICULARLY PEOPLE RUNNING
LATE FOR THEIR APPOINTMENTS,
WE’RE LOOKING NOT TO TURN
PEOPLE AWAY BUT WE DO ASK THAT
PEOPLE COME OUT AFTER THEIR
APPOINTMENT ON PARKING THE
PRIME OSBORN PARKING LOT PLEASE
WEAR YOUR MASKS WHERE WE
ENCOURAGE YOU CAN WEAR THE MASK
WE’RE GOING TO SOCIAL DISTANCE.
AND SO THE WAY IT SHOULD BE
VERY LIMITED AND THAT’S THE
POINT OF HAVING APPOINTMENTS.
WE’RE ASKING PEOPLE NOT TO JUST
WE’RE IN AT THIS TIME WE’RE NOT
ACCEPTING WALK-UPS.
COME COME PREPARED WITH
YOUR MASK.
>>LAUREN VERNO: SO HOW MANY
PEOPLE YOU HAVE ANSWERING THE
PHONE BECAUSE YOU ALL WE HAVE
IMAGINE THAT THERE’S GOING TO
BE A LOT OF PEOPLE CALLING
RIGHT AT 8 O’CLOCK WHEN THE
PHONE LINE OPENED.
>> YES, YEAH, WE HAVE PEOPLE
THROUGHOUT OUR THAT WILL BE
ANSWERING PHONES. WE’VE HAD TO
SCALE UP
HERE QUICKLY. FOLKS ORDINARY
AREN’T IN THE SCHEDULING ARENA,
I WILL BE SKETCHY FOLKS EVEN MY
ASSISTANT WILL BE INVOLVED IN
HELPING TO SCHEDULE, I MAY HAVE
TO JUMP IN AT SOME POINT IN
TIME BUT WE’RE GOING TO SCALE
UP AS THE VOLUME INCREASES AND
AGAIN IT SHOULDN’T TAKE LONG
FOR FOLKS TO GET AN
APPOINTMENT, I’M A LOT OF THE
QUESTIONS THAT WE NEED TO BE
ANSWER WILL BE YES ON THE
GROUND ONCE THEY GET TO THEIR
APPOINTMENTS SO THAT WOULD CUT
DOWN ON THE TIME ON
THE PHONE.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: AND HOW MANY
APPOINTMENTS ARE YOU ABLE TO
MAKE THEN GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF
PEOPLE WHO ARE PROBABLY
INTERESTED IN RECEIVING THIS ON
ANY
GIVEN DAY THE FIRST QUESTION
THE SECOND WHAT IF YOU RUN OUT
OF VACCINES. WE RECEIVE MORE.
>> THE EXPECTATION IS THAT WE WILL RECEIVE MORE VACCINES IN FACT WE’RE ADDITIONAL SHIPMENTS
BETWEEN THIS WEEK AND NEXT
WEEK.
RIGHT NOW. FOR THE POINT OF
STARTING MONDAY. WE HAVE ABOUT
500 APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE AND
WE’RE LOOKING TO SCALE UP TO A
1000 A DAY.
SOME OF THIS IS LIMITED BY THE
HOLIDAYS OF COURSE PEOPLE ARE
OUT IS DIFFICULT TO GET FOLKS
SCHEDULE. TO WORK AND PEOPLE
ALREADY HAVE HOLIDAY PLANS.
WHAT IS FALSE RETURNS RETURN
FROM HOLIDAYS. WE HAD OVER A
BOOST FROM A SCREW.
AND SO WE’LL BE LOOKING TO
SCALE UP OVER TIME, YEAH, I
KNOW YOU PROBABLY DON’T HAVE
OFF HAND HOW MANY PEOPLE 65 OR
OLDER HEALTH CARE WORKERS WITH
DIRECT CONTACT WITH PATIENTS
ARE IN DUVAL COUNTY NOT TO ASK
YOU THAT, BUT GIVEN.
>> THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO
MIGHT
BE INTERESTED. DO YOU HAVE
ENOUGH OR WILL YOU AND LET’S
SAY THE NEXT WEEK TO BE ABLE TO
VACCINATE THESE 2 GROUPS OF
PEOPLE.
>> AND SO OUR COUPLE OF
SHIPMENTS I OR TOTAL
16,000 VACCINES. SO WE CAN DO
THE MATH RIGHT THERE IF WE
CLOSE TO A MILLION PEOPLE ARE
POPULATION
IN JACKSONVILLE. AND YOU HAVE
ABOUT HALF OF THOSE WHO WANT TO
BE WE CERTAINLY WOULD NOT HAVE
THE VOLUME THAT WE NEED TO
VACCINATE THAT MY PEOPLE BUT WE
ARE ROLLING OUT THE VACCINES
WE’RE NOT HOLDING
ANYTHING BACK WE’RE GOING TO GO
AHEAD AND GET VACCINATED AND
WE’VE BEEN TOLD TO EXPECT MORE
VACCINES TO BE
ABLE TO.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: COMPLETE THE
PROCESS CERTAINLY AND JUST VERY
QUICKLY FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT
FIT INTO THESE AGE GROUPS BUT
HAVE LIKE UNDERLYING CONDITIONS
IN A REALLY FRIGHTENED, YOU
KNOW LIKE DIABETES OR OTHER
WHEN CAN THEY EXPECT TO BE ABLE
TO RECEIVE THE VACCINE.
>> I MISS I DON’T HAVE AN EXACT
TIMELINE IT WILL BE ANOTHER FEW
WEEKS. AND WE ALSO EXPECT
THE BIG BOX PHARMACIES WILL
COME ON BOARD AS WELL AS THE
PRIMARY CARE PROVIDES A NUMBER
OF THE CURRENT PRIMARY CARE
PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE
SIGNED UP
TO BECOME. VACCINE PROVIDERS
AND SO A LOT OF THESE FOLKS
MIGHT BE TO GET THE VACCINE
THROUGH THEIR PRIMARY CARE BY
THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY AGAIN
DON’T HAVE A GOOD TIME LINE IS
GOING TO DEPEND ON VACCINE
AVAILABILITY HOW QUICKLY WE CAN
GET TO THESE
FOR SEAFOOD ICE GOVERNOR
DESANTIS IS EXPECTED TO MAKE AN
ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY HE MAY
MENTION SOMETHING ABOUT THAT
TODAY. BUT RIGHT NOW WE’RE
TRYING TO GET THROUGH THESE
INITIAL GROUPS THESE FOLKS HAVE
BEEN WANT TO GET THEM TAKEN
CARE OF.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: DOCTOR
PAULINE ROLLE MEDICAL EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE DUVAL COUNTY
HEALTH DEPARTMENT THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME THIS MORNING WE
REALLY
APPRECIATE IT. WELCOME AND
AGAIN WE WANT TO REMIND YOU CAN
CALL 9 ’04, 2, 5,
3 1140.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: TO MAKE THAT
APPOINTMENT THAT LINE OPENS AT
8 O’CLOCK THIS MORNING AND WILL
REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 5 O’CLOCK
EVERY DAY EXCEPT
IT WILL YOU CANNOT CALL TO MAKE
AN APPOINTMENT TOMORROW OR ON