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                Apple Maps Now Lists COVID-19 Vaccination Sites

   Josh Centers

   Nearly a year ago, Apple added COVID-19 testing sites to Maps (see
   '[1]Apple Maps Now Displays COVID-19 Testing Sites,' 29 April 2020).
   Now Apple has added [2]COVID-19 vaccination sites in the United States.
   You can either ask Siri, 'Where can I get a COVID vaccine?' or search
   for sites by opening Maps, tapping the search field, and then tapping
   COVID-19 Vaccines under Find Nearby.

   However, it's not clear just how useful this feature will be right now
   since most states are limiting vaccinations to people who are both
   eligible and have an appointment at a predetermined location. Perhaps
   Apple is looking forward to the point when COVID-19 vaccines will be
   available to anyone on a walk-in basis, much like flu shots. Hopefully,
   the data will have improved by then as well. I received my first
   Moderna shot at the fairgrounds in my county, but Maps didn't list that
   site, showing only local pharmacies.

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