1/ Have you struggled to get a COVID-19 vaccine, even if you’re eligible?
You’re not alone.
@ProPublica has found roadblocks **built into** America’s system, like the (illustrated) examples below.
(We’re still collecting stories, btw.)
You’re not alone.
@ProPublica has found roadblocks **built into** America’s system, like the (illustrated) examples below.
(We’re still collecting stories, btw.)
2/ Accessibility Issues
José Balboa, who is paralyzed on his left side and needs a wheelchair, could make an appointment but struggled to get to a vaccination site.
José Balboa, who is paralyzed on his left side and needs a wheelchair, could make an appointment but struggled to get to a vaccination site.
3/ Internet Access
Eneyda Morales doesn’t know how to use a computer. NY’s phone hotline only makes appointments for state-run sites. The closest is 60 miles away.
Eneyda Morales doesn’t know how to use a computer. NY’s phone hotline only makes appointments for state-run sites. The closest is 60 miles away.
4/ Language Barriers
Gladys Godinez, an organizer for packing plant workers, tried Nebraska’s Spanish phone line. When she asked for help getting a vaccine, the response she got was, "We don’t have anybody that can talk to you in Spanish."
Gladys Godinez, an organizer for packing plant workers, tried Nebraska’s Spanish phone line. When she asked for help getting a vaccine, the response she got was, "We don’t have anybody that can talk to you in Spanish."
5/ Access to Transportation
Los Angeles’s Chinatown is right next to Dodger Stadium. But many of the neighborhood’s seniors can’t get vaccinated there because the site is drive-up only. Many of them don’t own or have access to cars.
Los Angeles’s Chinatown is right next to Dodger Stadium. But many of the neighborhood’s seniors can’t get vaccinated there because the site is drive-up only. Many of them don’t own or have access to cars.
6/ Confusing Information
James, 82, said he filled in the online form in Virginia but the system didn’t acknowledge his registration.
“You don’t know whether you’re talking to a computer or to a garbage can.”
James, 82, said he filled in the online form in Virginia but the system didn’t acknowledge his registration.
“You don’t know whether you’re talking to a computer or to a garbage can.”
7/ See the running list here: propublica.org/article/how-in…
If you’re experiencing difficulty accessing a vaccine even though you’re eligible, reply here, reach out to @mrym_jml & @CarolineYLChen or fill out this form: propublica.org/covidvaccines
If you’re experiencing difficulty accessing a vaccine even though you’re eligible, reply here, reach out to @mrym_jml & @CarolineYLChen or fill out this form: propublica.org/covidvaccines
We’re going to keep reporting on these roadblocks.
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Share your story: propublica.org/covidvaccines
Or get updates to stories like these, and our next investigation: propub.li/2LdoRh6
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