Q&A with Vaccine Hunters Canada: We re just here to get things done
Vaxx Populi: A new volunteer-run Twitter account searches out vaccine appointments across Canada, helping eligible people get shots in arms
April 15, 2021 A nurse administers a COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up clinic at the Masjid Darus Salaam in the Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood in Toronto on Sunday, April 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Many Canadians are discovering that finding a vaccination appointment isn’t as easy as it should be. Much of the confusion and concern is centered in Ontario: In addition to implementing frequent changes to eligibility requirements that vary by region, the province is experiencing logistics problems with its decentralized system of delivering shots into arms. The result is that, while Ontario administers more than 100,000 doses a day and has around a million doses in freezers, local health units are cancelling tens of thousands of appointments for lack of supply.
Demand is sure to overwhelm supply at first. Gov. Charlie Baker is urging residents to be patient and expect that it may take a few weeks to lock down an appointment.
This past Tuesday, the CDC and FDA recommended a pause on the use of the J&J vaccine while they investigate after reports six women who got the shot suffered blood clots. While that of course will affect the number of appointments available, Baker has said it s not a major disruption here because the state was mostly administering Moderna and Pfizer.
The state s online booking system had a few failures early on in the rollout, but Baker has reiterated that the website has been improved, and put under stress tests in preparation for expected spikes in traffic next week.
Vaccine Hunters Canada is keeping people up-to-date on availability
Vaccine Hunters Canada is keeping people up-to-date on availability
As confusion grows, volunteers help people navigate public information and stay on top vaccine availability across Canada By NOW Staff
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As daily COVID-19 cases surge to new highs, people are plain and simply confused when it comes to availability and booking appointments.
More and more people are turning to the Vaccine Hunters Canada to navigate the frustrating rollout and find availability at pharmacies and pop-up clinics closest to them.
The grassroots organization active on social media apps like Twitter and Discord was created Toronto based web developed named Andrew, who asked that we do not publish his last name. He borrowed the premise from U.S. site VaccineHunter.org. Andrew, along with fellow volunteers, surf public health portals, vaccine clinic websites and leads that pop into their DMs and thro
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MILWAUKEE Several volunteers are working together to help thousands of Wisconsinites book COVID-19 vaccine appointments.
“I can do this in our town in Germantown and get our teachers vaccinated and the senior citizens and the next thing you know it blew up quickly,” Bob Orech told Spectrum News.
Orech started the Facebook group “Wisconsin Vaccine Hunters and Angels” just weeks ago. He got the idea after he tried finding his parents in Illinois a COVID-19 vaccine appointment and came across a vaccine hunter Facebook group.
There are now more than 12,000 members on his page. Volunteers in the group work around the clock to help people find openings across Wisconsin.
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