Fast-growing social media group is helping Marylanders to get vaccine appointments
February 25, 2021
MARYLAND – Despite the fact that vaccines have been available for about two months, actually getting one has been difficult because of shortages. A Mount Airy resident has started a social media group to help people find them. “During a pandemic when there’s a severe shortage of vaccine, every dose should go into somebody’s arm instead of into the trash,” said Maryland Vaccine Hunters founder Elliot Hazzard.
Hazzard tells 47ABC he got inspiration from another Facebook group based out of New Orleans. He says NOLA Vaccine Hunters helps connect people with vaccines that are at risk of expiring soon. In just a few short weeks, the Maryland Vaccine Hunters Facebook group has garnered about 40,000 members. Hazzard says they’ve helped get COVID-19 vaccines to countless Marylanders. “When you have that many people posting all the time in the discussion feed it makes it ve