LOCATIONS
LOCATIONS IN THE AREA. DOORIS TAKES US THROUGH THE
PROCESS WITH A FAMILY MEMBER.
>> THIS IS MY MOTHER IN LAW
BILLY.
BILLY.
BILLY. SHE'S 80 SOMETHING AND A GOOD
SPORT FOR PROJECTS LIKE THIS.
BESIDES, IT WAS TIME FOR HER
SECOND SHOT OF THE COVVID
VACCINE >>.
VACCINE >>. OH WELL WHO LIKES GETTING A
SHOT AFTER THE FIRST TIME YOU
WERE THERE?
WERE THERE? DID YOU THINK IT WAS PRETTY
EFFICIENT?
EFFICIENT? PRETTY WELL RUN?
OH YEAH.
OH YEAH.
OH YEAH. SO LIKE >> MANY SENIORS, BILLY
AND MY FATHER IN LAW MORRIS
HAVE LIMITED THEIR SOCIAL
GATHERINGS THROUGH THE PANDEMIC
ALTHOUGH BILLY SAID THEY DIDN'T
GO OUT ALL THAT MUCH EVEN
BEFORE >>.
BEFORE >>. WELL, MAYBE THIS IS YOUR CHANCE
TO TELL THAT HUSBAND OF YOURS
START TAKING YOU OUT TO DINNER,
GO DANCING AND STUFF.
OH, I'M NOT AFRAID TO GO
DANCING BUT MAYBE WE'LL GO OUT
TO DINNER AT WE GET THE CHANCE
TO GET THE RESTAURANT OPEN
APANO WE >> ARRIVED AT THE
CONVENTION CENTER AN HOUR AND A
HALF EARLY LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE
DOING THAT TRYING TO BEAT THE
TRAFFIC HOME IN THE AFTERNOON.
IT IS A CHALLENGE FOR THE FOLKS
RUNNING THE MASS VACCINATION
PROGRAM BUT THEY WILL NOT TURN
YOU AWAY INSIDE THE GARAGE WE
FOUND A DECENT AMOUNT
OF TRAFFIC BUT IT WAS NOT AWFUL
>>.
>>.
>>. IT
>>. IT WASN'T TOO BAD GETTING IN AS
FAR AS PARKING THAT WAS IT?
NO, IT WASN'T BAD AT ALL.
A LOT OF PEOPLE YEAH.
FIGHER PEOPLE GOING IN TO GET
TO CHAT KNOW THERE IS A SPOT
RIGHT THERE.
RIGHT THERE. WELL SORRY ABOUT THAT.
I DIDN'T PARK IN THE CLOSEST
SPOT >> YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT
YOU ARE LIKELY TO RUN INTO A
BACKUP IF YOU WANT TO USE THE
ELEVATORS AS WE DID SO WE WERE
USING >> TWO DIFFERENT
ELEVATORS ONE TO COME UP FROM
THE GARAGE AND A DIFFERENT SET
OF ELEVATORS FOR THE PATIENTS
TO GO BACK DOWN TO THE GARAGE.
THAT'S MARKESINO ONE OF THE
ORGANIZERS HERE.
ORGANIZERS HERE. HE WORKS FOR KAISER PERMANENTE
AND IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS
TO MAKE THIS MORE EFFICIENT.
ONCE INSIDE YOU'LL BE DIRECTED
DOWN THIS WALKWAY WHERE YOU
MEET YOUR FIRST CHECKPOINT.
SO DOWN HERE WE ARE GOING WE'LL
SORT THE PATIENTS TO ENSURE
THAT THEY HAVE THE
RIGHT APPOINTMENT TIME FOR
APPOINTMENT DAY AND >> THEN
WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.
IT'S ONE HUNDRED THIRTY
THOUSAND SQUARE FEET THAT'S
ABOUT THE SIZE OF TWO AND A
HALF FOOTBALL FIELDS.
IT'S A GIANT INCREASE FROM THE
FIRST LOCATION WHICH WAS ABOUT
TWENTY THOUSAND.
TWENTY THOUSAND. IT MADE ME WONDER WHAT THEY
COULD DO IF THEY HAD EVERYTHING
THEY NEEDED HERE.
HOW >> MANY COULD YOU DO IF YOU
ADDED OUTISDE DAYS IT WOULD BE
THE VOLUME TO BE DETERMINED.
SO WE HAVE TO ADD MORE DAYS.
I KNOW WE'D HAVE TO ADD MORE
DAYS.
DAYS.
DAYS. WE'D ASK TO EXTEND OUR HOURS,
REDUCE OUR STAFFING PLANS
RIGHT NOW THE OPERATION RUNS
FIVE DAYS A WEEK, SEVEN HOURS A
DAY AND WILL SOON RUN ABOUT
7000 PEOPLE A DAY THROUGH HERE
ONCE INSIDE >> THERE WERE FORMS
TO FILL OUT AND OFFICIAL
REGISTRATION WITH MANY WORKERS
INCLUDING SOME FROM THE >>
COAST GUARD FROM REGISTATION IT
>> WAS ON TO THE VACCINATION
AREA WERE A VERY PROFESSIONAL
NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIERS SAT
DOWN AND TALKED TO HER ABOUT
THE SHOT BEFORE GIVING IT TO
HER.
HER.
HER. HE
HER. HE ALSO GAVE HER A BRIGHT GREEN
STICKER WITH THE TIME SHE COULD
LEAVE THE BUILDING FIFTEEN
MINUTES AFTER THE SHOT AND THAT
WAS IT.
WAS IT.
WAS IT. NEXT STOP THE HUGE WAITING AREA
WHERE MY GO GET HER MOTHER IN
LAW WOULD PRACTICE SITTING
STILL FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES.
>> IT WENT PRETTY QUICK.
COOL AND NOW WE'RE JUST GOING
TO GO BACK WITH HER.
WE'RE WAITING TO MAKE SURE YOU
DON'T PASS OUT OR SOMETHING.
YEAH YEAH YEAH.
SO FAR SO GOOD AND IT >> WAS
GOOD.
GOOD.
GOOD. WE
GOOD. WE ARRIVED AT ROUGHLY 143
AND 45 MINUTES LATER AT TWENTY
EIGHT BILLY ADDED HER STICKER
TO THE GROWING ART DISPLAY ON
THE GARBAGE CAN AS WE HEADED
OUT THE >> DOOR.
OH I LOVE HER.
WHAT A GREAT LADY.
PAT JOINING US BY THE WAY LIVE
HOW DID SHE FEEL THE NEXT DAY
BY THE WAY >>?
WELL, SHE SAID SHE WAS A LITTLE
TIRED BUT REALLY NOT FEELING
THAT BAD.
THAT BAD.
THAT BAD. WE WANT TO POINT OUT THOUGH FOR
THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE YOUNGER,
WATCH OUT.
WATCH OUT. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME
THAT THE DAY AFTER THAT SECOND
SHOT REALLY HARD.
YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'VE GOT THE
FLU ALL DAY.
MAYBE YOU HAVE A FEVER SO IF
YOU'RE YOUNGER THAN EIGHTY PLAN
ON SPENDING MOST OF THE DAY
AFTERWARDS DOING NOTHING >>.
I ACTUALLY HEARD THAT MY DOCTOR
JUST TOLD ME THAT TRADITIONALLY
PEOPLE WHO ARE OLDER AREN'T
GETTING AS SICK THAN PEOPLE WHO
ARE YOUNGER.
ARE YOUNGER. IT'S REALLY INTERESTING YOU
WOULDN'T MAYBE THINK THAT ALSO
WHAT SHOULD WE THINK ABOUT THE
TIMELINE MOVING UP TO MAY 1ST
FOR EVERYONE?
FOR EVERYONE? YOU KNOW EVERYONE IS GOING TO
BE ELIGIBLE AT THAT POINT >>.
YEAH, IT'S A REAL ATTENTION
GRABBER BUT AT THIS MOMENT I'M
NOT IMPRESSED.
NOT IMPRESSED. I DON'T THINK IT MEANS
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING. THE AMOUNT OF VACCINE COMING
INTO THE STATE THIS LAST WEEK
WAS ABOUT ONE HUNDRED TWENTY
SIX THOUSAND DOSES WE'VE JUST
GOT A SNAPSHOT OF NEXT WEEK
GOES UP TO ABOUT ONE HUNDRED
AND NINETY TWO THOUSAND DOSES
AND THAT'LL BE A RECORD AMOUNT
AND THAT'S A LOT THE PATRICK
ALLEN HAS SAID IT'S GOT TO GO
TO LIKE THREE MAYBE EVEN FOUR
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOSES A WEEK
TO BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH ALL
THE PEOPLE THAT STILL NEED TO
GET SHOTS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE
EVERYBODY ELIGIBLE ON MAY 1ST.
SO YOU MAY BE TECHNICALLY
ELIGIBLE BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT
WANTS YOU TO BE ON MAY