The change in eligibility was made based on additional Federal Emergency Management Agency guidance, Gov. All 110,000 appointments have now been filled, officials say. Roughly 70,000 appointments were made available Sunday after more than 40,000 seniors booked appointments in their exclusive registration period. The last-minute change sparked confusion and frustration for some who had been waiting to book appointments at the new site. Sunday, officials announced that eligibility would change to include only Chicago residents in Phase 1B Plus, which is anyone over 65, some frontline workers, school staff and more, or anyone 18 and up who has certain health conditions or comorbidities.įor a full look at who's eligible under the expanded Phase 1B Plus, click here. Sunday to all Illinois residents qualified to get vaccinated under Phase 1B Plus.īut just after 3 p.m. 'This was an edge case which occurred for fewer than 100 users.'Īdding to the confusion and frustration, eligibility for the new vaccination site at the United Center narrowed less than an hour before the registration opened further.Īfter an exclusive registration period for Illinois residents over the age of 65 that began on Thursday, appointments for the United Center were initially slated to expand at 4 p.m. If multiple users were attempting to book the same appointment slot at the same time, and that time slot ran out of availability, some users may have received a cancellation notification if their pending booking was unable to be confirmed,' Zocdoc said. 'At peak booking times, many users were concurrently selecting the same appointment slots. Retiring United Captain to Embark on Final Flight With His Daughter as Co-Pilot

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