There's progress in the vaccine rollout for Douglas County, but health leaders are asking for the community's patience.

A new notification sign-up on the health department's website will allow department staff to know who in phase 1B of the priority vaccination tiers wants to know when vaccine clinics will open.

O'Keefe said in that new tab, users will click on the gray and black sign up boxes at the bottom.

"We are working very hard to come up with our own appointment system for our large clinics, so that you don't have to wait in those long lines," O'Keefe said.

As for any overlaps with the state's Department of Health and Human Service's future notification sign up website, O'Keefe said Douglas County had to get its process moving much earlier.

O'Keefe said if it's your loved one who may be interested and they're not as tech savvy as you, you can submit their information and then you will get the email to tell them when the clinics will start.