Weinberg freshman Nina Petrouski had been struggling to find a vaccine appointment when her friend put in touch with vaccine booker Eli Karp.
Karp, a Medill junior, had found an appointment on hold at a Mariano’s in Lincoln Park. The vaccine appointment was booked within a matter of minutes.
Although Illinois expanded eligibility to those aged 16 and older on April 12, Northwestern does not yet have enough supply to vaccinate the entire student body The University recommended students stay patient or seek vaccination opportunities off-campus.
Some students like Karp have become adept at vaccine hunting, helping other students find appointments off-campus.
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CHICAGO – To get her first COVID-19 shot, Chris Galvin left her west suburban Elgin, Illinois, home before dawn in mid-March and drove roughly 600 miles round-trip to a Walgreens in downstate Quincy, the closest spot she could find open appointments. But for the second dose, Galvin was able to schedule another appointment on Thursday at a pharmacy about 20 minutes from her house, saving her .