The administrations' proposed national website to get vaccinated, and current problems

COVID-19 vaccine website to help Americans find a shot: What we know today On Thursday, President Biden announced that all eligible adult Americans can receive a coronavirus vaccine by May 1 -- and the government will create a national website to help you find a nearby jab. Jessica Dolcourt CNET

All American adults who want a COVID-19 vaccination will be eligible to get one by May 1, President Joe Biden announced Thursday evening, hours after signing a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill into law. Funding from the bill includes money to ramp up COVID-19 vaccine distribution and create more sites where you can receive the inoculation.

While some counties and cities may open up vaccinations to the general population sooner, as opposed to priority groups like frontline health workers, teachers, people with certain medical conditions and older adults, Biden said his goal is for vaccinations to be open to all adults in the US and territories by that May 1 date, on a coordinated basis. It may still take some time for the vaccination rollout and COVID-19 immunity to be complete. In fact, Biden set a goal for small family gatherings, unmasked, by July 4.

As part of the plan, the US government will create a national Find a Vaccination website aimed at connecting eligible and interested Americans with vaccines nearby. The patchwork nature of states, counties, individual hospitals and retailers like pharmacies handling their own coronavirus vaccine rollout has left tens of millions of Americans in limbo. 

Biden's administration will launch a national Find a Vaccine website that shows locations nearby that have a vaccine available. The purpose of the tool will be to help match people locally through a single network that combines data from a variety of sources, taking the guesswork and research out of finding a vaccine available when you are. The exact website launch date is unknown, other than before May 1.

The nature of the vaccine means that some vaccine formulations don't last long and need to quickly be used or else disposed of, even if there are people who want to be immunized....

n addition to the national vaccine finder website, the government will provide a toll-free 1-800 phone number for people who prefer to call or who may not have reliable internet access. This will launch before May 1. 

How can you find a COVID-19 vaccine near you now?

Some sources you can try include county and state websites, your health care provider, local NFL stadiums and pharmacies and stores like Kroger and Walmart. VaccineFinder.org is a website you can use, and there are websites like Dr. B that can help you find spare vaccines that go unclaimed and would otherwise be thrown away ...

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