DOSES HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED THIS WEEK. REPORTER: FAYETTE COUNTY IS TAKING A NEW APPROACH SCHEDULING VACCINE APPOINTMENTS THROUGH T CALL CENTER, OFFICIALS HERE SAY THERE’S AN ADDED SENSE OF URGENCY TO GET FOLKS SCHEDULED AS CASES ARE BACK ON THE RISE. IF YOU WANT A VACCINE APPOINTMENT IN FAYETTE COUNTY YOU’RE A PHONE CALL AWAY. >> IT IS AS SIMPLE AS PICKING UP THE PHONE, CALLING 724-430-3900 AND THESE VOLUNTEERS WILL MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. REPORTER: MURIEL NUTTALL IS THE CO-CHAIR OF THE COUNTY’S COVID-19 TASK FORCE. WITH MORE PEOPLE NOW ELIGIBLE THE COUNTY IS NOW SCHEDULING APPOINTMENTS OVER THE PHONE AND THERE ARE PLENTY AVAILABLE - I’LL BET YOU WE HAVE ABOUT 2,000 APPOINTMENTS FOR THIS WEEK AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW. REPORTER: LIKE MOST COURTS OF OUR REGION THE INCREASE IN , VACCINE AVAILABILITY IS COMING AT A GOOD TIME. CASES ARE ON THE RISE AND OFFICIALS WITH WVU MEDICINE UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL ARE SEEING THEIR HIGHEST COVID-19 PATIENT COUNT SINCE JANUARY. RIGHT NOW 17 PEOPLE ARE , HOSPITALIZED - A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER FOR A SMALLER HOSPITAL. >> WHEN YOU GET INTO THE TEE THAT’S FULL AND OUR COVID FLOOR IS BASICALLY FULL. REPORTER AT THE PEAK HOSPITALIZATIONS IN THE COUNTY WERE AROUND 80 PUSHING CAPACITY. OFFICIALS HOPE THOSE DAYS ARE GONE FOR GOOD - SOMETHING THEY SAY IS POSSIBLE AS LONG AS FOLKS HERE PICK UP THE PHONE. WE DON’T WANT TO GET INO THAT POSITION. THE VACCINE IS A WAY TO FIGHT BACK TO DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. >> WE NEED TO DO SOME EDUCATION TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT GETTING THIS VACCINE IS THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT FROM GETTING COVID-19.) REPORTER: THERE ARE PLENTY OF APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND WEEKS, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CALL