Company
Date Published
Author
Mikel Maron
Word count
491
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Vaccines.gov, launched by the White House and developed by Boston Children’s Hospital, aims to simplify the process for Americans to locate COVID-19 vaccines by providing a user-friendly platform that enables users to find vaccination sites within five miles of their residence. The site, which was originally another platform, underwent rebranding and now features updated site colors and cartography. It has been tested by the CDC to handle high traffic volumes, ensuring the maps can automatically scale with demand, thereby allowing millions of people to locate vaccine providers and supplies within their zip code through both search and mapping functionalities.