In response to questions around whether relying on an online scheduler could deepen that divide, Anderson said the city is 'syncing Zocdoc into our community-outreach strategies: canvassing neighborhoods, communities, planning to have vaccine education events where we walk people through signing up right on the spot.

Rather than first-come, first-served websites, medical groups have stressed the need for a lottery system and proactive phone outreach.

People of color, especially Black and Latinx individuals, have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.īut, as outlets such as South Side Weekly have noted, vaccination rates are lower in the city's predominantly Black and Latinx neighborhoods. Issues around equity have dogged the vaccine's rollout, both in Chicago and throughout the United States as a whole. 'There's been a lot of conversation about how to avoid replicating the problem with the vaccine,' Anderson continued. 'We put an enormous amount of effort into COVID-19 testing access, and one of the things we never got to was a central place to to get tested.' 'The awareness of the problem really came last year,' said Chicago Department of Public Health Deputy Commissioner Christina Hildreth Anderson, who is also chief of operations for the city's COVID-19 response. Those not yet eligible can enter their email address to be notified when more supply becomes available.Ĭity representatives say the aim is to give Chicagoans a simplified way to find a vaccination site amidst enduring confusion. Eligible users will be able to find and select a date, time and location to book their appointment online at a nearby provider. Starting this week, Chicagoans can visit /vaccine. The city of Chicago announced Tuesday that it would partner with Zocdoc to use the vendor's scheduling technology to assist with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

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