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Many people who used the access codes said they didn’t know they were doing anything wrong, and said they would not have signed up if they had known the codes had been earmarked for more vulnerable residents. Several said they regretted getting vaccinated.
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When Bryce Schramm got a text message about a code to book a vaccine appointment, he was skeptical.

He thought it sounded sketchy, at best. Then he received a second code in an email that specified that the vaccine site was testing their appointment booking system.

He couldn’t believe his luck when he was able to book an appointment for the very next day.

But he wanted to make sure he wasn’t doing anything wrong, so he called the state COVID-19 hotline number listed at the bottom of his confirmation email.
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Even after he told a woman who answered the hotline that he was 31 and worked in the entertainment business, she OK’d the appointment, Schramm said.

According to Schramm, she seemed confused about how the access codes were intended to be used. latimes.com/california/sto…

Three other people told The Times they called the hotline to verify the legitimacy of the codes and were not given any clarifying information.

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Schramm canceled his appointment later that night after reading the Times report, horrified by what he had almost done, despite trying to be as diligent as possible.
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Others who followed the rumors didn’t find out what the access codes were for until it was too late. Several said they were uncertain what to do about their second shots.

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