Any help or direction would be greatly appreciated,” D’Abreau, a 36-year-old Olympia, Washington, resident, wrote to the “Find a Covid shot WA” Facebook group. It allows users to crowdsource information about availability of the vaccine in Washington, uses a system of hashtags to let users search and prioritizes high-risk cases. Steve said he wants to see state officials create one centralized platform to help make the distribution process easier on the community. Another person helped by the group was Kim Piira, 47, of Duvall, Washington, about 25 miles north-east of Seattle. Just days later, she was sitting in her car after her daughter’s soccer game and started scrolling through the page.

Source: The Guardian February 26, 2021 11:02 UTC