COVID-19 vaccine appointments after the family was plagued with dozens of misdials from those seeking a shot.John Tennant says the misplaced calls began earlier this week when the Middlesex-London Health Unit launched an over-the-phone booking system for COVID-19 vaccine appointments.Health officials say the booking system received roughly 120,000 calls within 20 minutes of phone lines opening up.Soon after, Tennant and his wife heard his son’s phone ringing off the hook.
When Tennant asked his son why he wasn’t answering his phone, his son replied, “I’m getting COVID calls.”“I brought his phone upstairs… and sure enough, it rang and it’s a little old lady saying, ‘Can I please book my COVID appointment?'” Tennant said.