Can't book a vaccine? These Berkeley students want you to call their hotline
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(From left to right): Taylor Birdsong, 22, Erin Kraemer, 24, Nseke Ngilbus, 30, and Dorsa Moslehi, 21, all seniors at University of California Berkeley, pose for a photo at Cleveland Cascade on Saturday, April 17, 2021, in Oakland, Calif. The UC Berkeley students are attempting to connect older minority residents in the Bay Area to vaccines with a 20th century invention -- a volunteer-staffed hotline. Their creation, Shotline, is a free phone service that aims to break down technological barriers to the COVID-19 vaccination, the groups website states. Currently, Shotline serves Oakland residents, but the students have plans to expand their service across the Bay Area.Yalonda M. James / The Chronicle