Around 11,000 ineligible individuals were accidentally invited to schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments in Oregon.
An Oregon Health Authority partner accidentally sent an email inviting the 11,000 individuals to schedule their COVID-19 vaccine appointments at the Oregon Convention Center clinic, according to Fox News. State health officials said the mix-up was caused by “erroneous information supplied” by the health authority, Fox News reported.
VACCINE APPOINTMENTS: Oregonians — did you recently get an email allowing you to sign up for your #CovidVaccine (even if you aren’t technically eligible yet)? Let me know!#LiveOnK2
— Genevieve Reaume (@GenevieveReaume) March 24, 2021
The 11,000 individuals who received the email from All4Oregon weren’t supposed to be eligible to receive the vaccine until April 19. The vaccination appointments will be honored despite the email error, Fox News reported.
JUST IN: @OHAOregon says it was a mistake. 11k people were able to schedule #CovidVaccine appointments, even though they weren’t eligible. Those appointments scheduled will be honored, so no need to worry if you already secured it. #LiveOnK2 https://t.co/YmXrewh8wy
— Genevieve Reaume (@GenevieveReaume) March 24, 2021
In other states, such as Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, thousands of mistakenly scheduled COVID-19 vaccine appointments were canceled, WHYY reported.
Philadelphia’s public health department could cancel up to 30,000 vaccine appointments, according to WHYY. (RELATED: 104-Year-Old Woman Who Lived During Spanish Flu Pandemic Gets COVID-19 Vaccine)
The City of Philadelphia is canceling tens of thousands of vaccination appointments for the Federal Emergency Management Agency-run vaccination clinic after links for people to get second doses were shared with others seeking first appointments. https://t.co/Xl5A0ZicgN
— FOX 29 (@FOX29philly) March 24, 2021
The appointments in Philadelphia were erroneously scheduled after a QR code was shared by accident, according to WHYY.