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Rebecca Burke’s finger hovered over the “post” button on a COVID-19 vaccination thread. Was she really going to ask a total stranger on Facebook to help her get her first dose? With two young children at home and a May return-to-work date from her New York City employer hovering over her, the education administrator said she decided to “put some faith in humanity and move forward”. “A volunteer sent me a message the minute I posted,” Burke, 33, told Al Jazeera. “She said she was happy to support an educator and that I would be the 201st person she’s helped. In the wee hours ...

New York’s COVID-19 vaccine websites weren’t working. He built a new one for $50 In less than two weeks, Huge Ma launched TurboVax, a free website that compiles availability from the three main city and state New York COVID-19 vaccine systems and sends the information in real time to Twitter. New York Times February 10, 2021 / 08:08 AM IST Huge Ma, a software engineer, in New York on Jan. 31, 2021. Ma built his own vaccine appointment site in less than two weeks. Image by Amir Hamja © 2021 The New York Times Huge Ma, a 31-year-old software...

Huge Ma launched TurboVax, a free website that compiles availability from the three main city and state New York vaccine systems and sends the information in real time to Twitter. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/08/nyregion/vaccine-appointment-nyc.html

It’s no secret that New York City, like many other places in the U.S., has been having a hard time with covid-19 vaccine distribution. One of the problems is its messy online sign-up website, which some city officials have denounced as “complex, burdensome, and buggy.” Officials said that this would create an obstacle for many people, especially for the seniors considered a priority group for vaccination.

It’s no secret that New York City, like many other places in the U.S., has been having a hard time with covid-19 vaccine distribution. One of