Edmonds woman co-founds website aimed at easing pain of finding COVID shots Posted: March 3, 2021 1832
When Edmonds resident Kirsten Andrews’ 75-year-old mom tried to sign up for her first COVID vaccination, she ran into the all-too-familiar brick wall of hopelessly complex (and often maxed out) websites, clogged phone lines that leave you on hold for hours (if you’re lucky enough to get past the busy signal), and, for the fortunate few who do get through, a labyrinth of complex signup procedures that lack any semblance of standardization across providers.
Laid off in September from her position as a social emotional learning (SEL) Project Manager for the Seattle-based Committee for Children, just having shipped a product for K-5 called Out of School Time to teach SEL skills to kids, and an SEL for Adults program – Andrews had some time on her hands. She jumped in to help her mom, hoping her experience as a former Microsoft employee would give her an edge.