N.J. county blocks COVID vaccine finder over concerns it favors ‘white, suburban people’
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An exterior view of the Peterstown Community Center in Elizabeth on Thursday, February 4, 2021John Jones | For NJ Advance Media
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“Appointments available!” the @UCNJ VaccineBot tweeted, with a link to Union County’s online booking portal.
By 1:37 p.m., four minutes later, the account tweeted that all the available appointments were gone.
The people who run these so-called “Twitter bots” might be praised by those who use it successfully, but some county officials in New Jersey are trying to block them at a time when vaccine appointments are in high demand. Some are booked within seconds, while other eligible New Jersey residents have waited months.
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