Vaccine Queens' Help Seniors Navigate Frustrating Signups for COVID-19 Shots

WFLA reports that two stay-at-home mothers in Ohio who have dubbed themselves the "Vaccine Queens" are running a program to help seniors sign up for COVID-10 shots. "We've been able to help so many people. We're closing in on almost 500 appointments," said Marla Zwinggi of Chagrin Falls, who started the service with her pal, Stacey Bene. The effort began when Zwinggi helped her parents, then friends, and then strangers sign up for vaccines via social media. "We initially were doing it on Facebook, handwriting things out with Sharpie markers and note cards," she recalls. "I was doing a lot of copy and pasting from chat window to appointment window." Seniors older than 65 qualify for a vaccine in the state, but many are frustrated in navigating the Internet to book shots. "People are on nine or 10 lists, and they're not getting calls," Zwinggi explained. "We can help them."