COVID-19 vaccine appointment for her 98-year-old grandmother.“It was excruciating,” says Gaye Princ, as she describes the steps she took in securing a vaccine slot for her grandma.
She was one of the estimated 100,000 people in Ontario who attempted to book an appointment on Monday. Kingston residents flock to Invista Centre COVID-19 vaccination site to receive their shots “When I did finally get through to the page, I couldn’t book an appointment,” says Princ.According to the province of Ontario, more than 75,000 people called the toll-free vaccine booking line to reach an agent on Monday and Tuesday.“After an hour and eight minutes total on the phone waiting, I got dropped.