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Francisco Garcia, MD, MPH, director of the Pima County Health Department in Tucson, Arizona, told the Times the federal government's lack of coordinated eligibility rules has "created this 'Hunger Games' scenario where people are out there doing everything they can to get to the front of as many lines as they possibly can." For instance, Chanel Maronge, who lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, saw on a Facebook group that she could grab a vaccine appointment across the border in Mississippi. The 37-year-old school librarian has hypertension, which made her eligible for the vaccine in Mississippi...

....The concept is also starting to percolate with politicians, with New York City mayoral hopeful — and techie — Andrew Yang making it part of his platform....

With no nationwide plan for distributing coronavirus vaccines, people are scrambling to other states. Some health officials, saying greater immunity is the goal, aren’t standing in the way.

When Chanel Maronge saw on Facebook that she was eligible to get a Covid-19 vaccine, she seized the opportunity.

Covid-19: New York to Expand Vaccine Access to People With Chronic Conditions Last Updated March 22, 2021, 1:44 p.m. ETMarch 22, 2021, 1:44 p.m. ET AstraZeneca’s vaccine has been shown to protect against the virus variant first detected in the U.K. Canada extends its cruise ship ban until 2022. Here’s what you need to know: -0:00 N.Y. Will Open Vaccines to People With Certain Health Conditions Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said New York would allow Covid-19 vaccinations beginning Feb. 15 for people with some chronic health conditions that put them at greater risk of death from the virus. The hospi...