Elliott Brill receiving a vaccination after being assisted by VAAT. A group of tech-savvy Jews have banded together to help senior New York City citizens secure their Covid-19 vaccine appointments. The Vaccine Appointment Assistance Team (VAAT) was founded last Tuesday, January 12, by Jeremy Novich, an Orthodox Jew and clinical psychologist from the Upper West Side, and his associates Jason Lowe and Justin Spiro. âI have an older friend who has several underlying conditions and an elderly father, and I took over for all of them and made them appointments, successfully, [and then I started helping others],â Novich told The Jewish Press. âThereâs no way they could have done it on their own. Then [my associates said], âWhy donât we open this up so we can help more people?â Because the evidence was pretty clear. This is not like ordering from Amazon. This is way harder.â