Vaccine Hunters: Here's how locals are using Facebook to find leftover COVID-19 vaccine doses

We've got 3 tips for scoring a leftover coronavirus vaccine near you.

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Monday, March 15, 2021
Here's how locals are using Facebook to find leftover vaccine doses
L.A. County Department of Public Health reports that less than 10% of people don't show up to their appointments. Here are 3 tips for scoring a leftover COVID vaccine.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- More than nine million Californians have been vaccinated. But every once in a while, there are leftover COVID-19 vaccine doses at the end of the day.

Now, local Facebook groups are helping people find spare doses.

Doug ward co-founded the website vaccinehunter.org about a month ago when he was trying to find a coronavirus vaccine dose for his mother. He managed to find one with advice from a local Facebook group.

"I decided to build a website to help people find their local vaccine hunter groups to help anyone and everyone get vaccinated," he said.

L.A. County Department of Public Health reports that less than 10% of people don't show up to their appointments.

So, what happens to those doses? Well, your local vaccine hunter group can help make sure it doesn't go to waste.

Check out the video for Ward's tips on scoring a leftover COVID-19 vaccine.