World News – USA – Hillsborough County’s website crashes on day one of COVID-19 vaccine registration

Within minutes of the Monday morning launch, Hillsborough County’s registration website for seniors hoping for COVID-19 will be released.The vaccine appeared to have crashed due to the heavy traffic.

Starting this morning at 9 a.m., @HillsboroughFL residents 65 and older, & older, can schedule an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at https: // t. co / MBKvMM8ZJZ or by calling (888) 755-2822. An appointment is required to receive the vaccine. Further information: https: // t. co / uqkv0mTHhr pic. Twitter. com / vbhswgRVTU

Hillsborough County residents 65 and over were scheduled to schedule appointments to receive the coveted vaccine on a county-run website that went online at 9:00 am. m. on Monday: hccovidshot. as. me. Distribution is still set for Wednesday and Thursday.

But at 9:45 am. m. The website was still not working on Monday. Instead, the visitors only saw a blank page with the words « 500 Internal Service Error ». â ????

District officials said vaccination appointments can also be made by calling 888-755-2822. Telephone lines should be open 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Monday.

Hillsborough County has approximately 1. 500 doses of the coronavirus vaccine and plans to begin vaccinating residents at four distribution points across the county.

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