It took hours to fill 3,500 ‘super senior’ vaccination appointments with UMC
UPDATE #2: As of 5 p.m. UMC indicated all 3,500 appointment slots had been filled and no further reservations were being taken.
UPDATE: As of 2:30 p.m. Thursday, a University Medical Center spokesman told ABC-7 that registration remained opened both via the phone and online.
"We have been taking appointments since 9 a.m. today and we still have openings," said UMC's Ryan Mielke.
ORIGINAL REPORT: EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- University Medical Center of El Paso will be holding a special appointment registration Thursday at 9 a.m. for "super seniors" - those 75 years of age and older.
At that time, "super seniors" can register online at UMCelpaso.org or by calling 915-200-2700. Both the telephone number and website will close after available appointments are taken on Thursday.
There will be 2,500 appointments available online for "super seniors" online and 1,000 available by phone, officials indicated.
The last time the hospital offered appointments for this age group, the slots filled up in just minutes.
