Can’t get help or information from county

After countless attempts, my ability to contact the Yuma County Health Department with any help for me or anyone else has gone by the wayside.

Yes, we know lucky folks that made the call early and got a COVID shot.

The thousands of calls that were not answered were made by the unlucky many. Now they are saying all appointments will be made on the computer.

I live in a senior community of some 268 homes. Most meet the requirement of being over 65. Only a little over half use the internet. The rest, as far as the county is concerned, are out of luck.

These are folks, like myself, that worked six or seven days for most of their life before the short workweek or “four day” workweek was around.

You might say they built this country. While doctors, and other medical folks including first responders are working around the clock, come Friday or 5 o’clock, I guess the county goes home. I tried to call and point out the senior communities have boards that meet and usually have a rec. hall where county could set up, with help from the locals, and do the entire community without a parking lot full of lines.

I finally got the State Health Deprtment and they said they were also unable to contact Yuma but left them a message to call me. Didn’t happen. This problem is much to big for one agency to handle. I know there was LEPC organized as I had input into the Local Emergency Prep. (I am a retired fire chief). Yet I fail to see them available or with any input. When Fry’s and local pharmacies must be counted on for a public health emergency, it’s time to fix whatever is broken.

For those few who are bragging how the county took care of them, lucky you, but the rest of us are uninformed and are still waiting.

E. EVERLY Yuma