New site promises nearby vaccine availability tracking
Intended to cut down on frustration vaccine-seekers have been feeling, the site has been promoted by the state of Kentucky and mentioned in briefings by President Joe Biden.
A WEBSITE PRESIDENT BIDENPROMISED WOULD HELP MAKEFINDING VACCINES EASIER IS UPAND RUNNING IN THE TRI-STATE.THE SITE CLAIMS IT KNOWS WHICHCLINIC HAS DOSES AND CAN LEADYOU TO THE CLOSEST PROVIDER.REPORTER LARRY SEWARD TRACKEDDOWN THE DEVELOPERS TO FINDOUT HOW IT WORKS.Built to bust through time-consuming barriers...(sot/ tc1:66/ dr. john brownstein/harvard)"...trying to bring alittle bit of order to all thechaos..."(track)Vaccine finderdot org...(sot/ tc 50:44/anthony bassett/ got vaccine)"...everybody told me no.wait.
Wait.
Wait..."(sot/ tc11:21:04/ frances worthen/ gotvaccine)"You just have to justkeep going and calling andapplying..."(track)...is thecoming tool President Bidenteased last week...(sot/ tc4:40/ president joe biden)"Nomore searching day and nightfor an appointment for you andyour loved ones."(track)...already helping peoplehunting doses in Kentucky,Indiana and parts of Ohio.(sot/ tc :29/:35/ dr. johnbrownstein/ harvard )"Weactually have great visibilityinto where vaccine is aroundthe country and have anability to display that intoreal-time to users to knowwhere they need to go."(track)Dr. John Brownstein of BostonChildren's Hospital foundedthis site during the H1N1pandemic... but joinedOperation Warp Speed fourmonths ago.since then... hehis team gets COVID-19 vaccineinventory levels from everyprovider every day.(sot/ tc1:08/ dr. john brownstein/harvard)"There could be somelag, but generally speakingthe data is as fresh as youcould expect.
They arereporting in the morning whatdoses they have in hand.
Itshould tell you what locationswill have that supply."(track)You can search for providerswith your preferred vaccinemaker: Pfizer, Moderna orJohnson and Johnson.Then usinga Zip code... users can seewhat providers are within 50miles or closer.Those withdoses in stock show greencheck marks, directors, phonenumbers and links to makeappointments.(larry looklive)"In places you'll notice mostappointments are throughnational chains likeWalgreens, CVS and Walmart.That's because some statesoffer more data than others.Developers see few placesbetter than Indiana."(track)The Hoosier state built itsown vaccine-spotting softwareand feeds county shotinventories to Vaccine Finder.Northern Kentucky healthpromotes the site too.Ohio isamong the states coming onboard.The president expectsall 50 states to be up tospeed in two months when everyadult becomes eligible andfinding appointments lessdrawn out... maybe.larryseward... wcpo... nine news.
