UMC registration for 5,000 vaccinations were filled up in just 5 minutes - KVIA El Paso
UPDATE: University Medical Center said all of its latest vaccination appointments were booked within five minutes of online registration going live at 12:30 p.m.ORIGINAL REPORT: EL PASO, Texas -- University Medical Center said Saturday it has now received 5,000 more doses of coronavirus vaccine that it will distribute soon at a new mega-site at the El Paso County Coliseum.This marked the third batch of 5,000 doses sent to UMC to administer to the public.In addition to UMC getting 5,000 additional doses, a similar shipment was set to arrive at the El Paso health department.Like UMC, the city of El Paso is also providing public vaccine distribution at a mega-site; the city site is near the airport and appointment pre-registration is available at EPCovidVaccine.com or by phoning 21-COVID (212-6843).