16-year-old Luke Izzo is being called a remarkable human being and a young man with a great heart by Joel Leyden, the owner of vaccineangel.com, raving about the work Izzo has done finding and booking hundreds of vaccine appointments according to an article to ctinsider.com.
Get our free mobile app Vaccine Angels hunts down thousands of COVID vaccination appointments for people who have a difficult time finding one or are having difficulty navigating the websites to find an appointment on their own. Here s a direct quote from their FB page,
We will provide help for making appointments for vaccine shots, collect and share info about places where we can receive excess vaccine. We are not jumping in line. We are saving excess COVID vaccine from being disposed of. We are saving lives. No personal attacks, no advertising, no national politics, no anti-vaxers.
Vaccine angel schedules hundreds of appointments for Iowans
Stacie Nessa understands the struggle so many are facing when trying to confirm an appointment: You don t know what it s like unless you re doing it yourself. Author: Sarah Beckman, Sabrina Ahmed Published: 3:29 PM CST February 25, 2021 Updated: 3:31 PM CST February 25, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa 4:30 a.m. is a tough wake-up call for a lot of Iowans. For Stacie Nessa, however, she s motivated to get out of bed before the sun rises. I m already up at that time, so I figured, why not schedule some vaccines? Nessa told Local 5.
The central Iowa mother is a social worker by day, but before and after work, she is online trying her best to find vaccine appointments for others. Nessa was overwhelmed with the confusing vaccination registration systems available to Iowans when she became eligible for the shot.
CHICAGO (WLS) For many people, the path to getting a COVID-19 vaccine is a long and winding road.
But Benjamin Kagan of Chicago Vaccine Angels is taking the legwork out of it for those who don t have the time, resources, or computer know-how to locate a dose.
The 14-year-old tracks down where and when vaccines are available and makes appointments for people on a waiting list. It s a great feeling being able to help people. I personally helped 115 people, said Kagan.
A 14-year-old is outsmarting us all and using his knowledge to help seniors get COVID vaccines.
Kagan first discovered he had a knack for navigating the vaccine system when he helped his grandparents who live in Florida. On winter break at the time, he spent hours remotely navigating that state s various websites and finally got them appointments.