VaccinateCA

{{use mdy dates|date=February 2021}}

{{Infobox website

| name = VaccinateCA

| logo = VaccinateCA Logo February 2021.png

| language = English, Spanish, Tagalog, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean

| url = {{URL|https://www.VaccinateCA.com/}}

| commercial = No

| launch_date = January 14, 2021

}}

VaccinateCA was a community-run website that tracks the availability of COVID-19 vaccines in California.{{Cite web|last=Kaplan|first=Ezra|date=2021-01-22|title='We can fix this': Californians build their own vaccination-tracking website|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/california-technologists-create-website-track-vaccinations-n1255381|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-31|website=NBC News|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Severn|first=Carly|date=2021-01-21|title=California's Clearest COVID-19 Vaccine Appointment Dashboard Is Run by Volunteers|url=https://www.kqed.org/news/11856204/californias-clearest-covid-19-vaccine-appointment-dashboard-is-run-by-volunteers|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-31|website=KQED|language=en-us}}{{Cite web|last=KABC|date=2021-01-27|title=Vaccinate CA: Techies create map showing all COVID-19 vaccine locations in absence of state directory|url=https://abc7.com/10069613/|access-date=2021-01-31|website=ABC7 Los Angeles|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2021-07-27|title=Vaccinate The States is winding down|url=https://blog.vaccinateca.com/vaccinate-the-states-is-winding-down/|access-date=2021-10-05|website=VaccinateCA|language=en}} It was created by a group of volunteers who call hospitals, pharmacies, and other health care providers daily to gather information about vaccine availability, eligibility, and appointment procedures.{{Cite news|last1=Findell|first1=Elizabeth|last2=Lazo|first2=Alejandro|date=2021-01-30|title=Covid-19 Vaccine Confusion Leads Volunteers to Create Online Guides|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-vaccine-confusion-leads-volunteers-to-create-online-guides-11612002601|access-date=2021-01-31|issn=0099-9660}}{{Cite web|last=Torrez|first=James|date=2021-01-20|title=California volunteers create crowdsourcing site for available vaccines|url=https://www.ktvu.com/news/california-volunteers-create-crowdsourcing-site-for-available-vaccines|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-31|website=KTVU FOX 2|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Harwitz|first=Emily|date=2021-01-30|title=Bay Area techies help roll out VaccinateCA to get Californians vaccinated|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/01/30/vaccinateca-is-helping-to-vaccinate-california-and-even-with-the-states-new-website-plans-to-continue-at-full-force|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-31|website=The Mercury News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=CalMatters|date=2021-01-25|title=California Activates Statewide 'MyTurn' Vaccine Clearinghouse Website|url=https://laist.com/2021/01/25/state_activates_myturn_vaccine_clearinghouse_website.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126201648/https://laist.com/2021/01/25/state_activates_myturn_vaccine_clearinghouse_website.php|archive-date=January 26, 2021|access-date=2021-01-31|website=LAist}} The website then publishes this information and allows users to search for vaccination sites by region, county, or within a set radius of their ZIP code.{{Cite web|last=Budman|first=Scott|date=2021-01-19|title=New Website Lists Locations of COVID-19 Vaccination Sites, Tracks Availability of Doses|url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/new-website-lists-locations-of-covid-19-vaccination-sites-tracks-availability-of-doses/2447672/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-31|website=NBC Bay Area|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Wick|first=Julia|date=2021-01-19|title=Essential California: Crowdsourcing how to get the COVID-19 vaccine|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2021-01-19/coronavirus-vaccine-covid-website-how-to-find-appointments-county-seniors-essential-california|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-31|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Vainshtein|first=Annie|date=2021-01-19|title=This crowdsourced website tracks where you can get vaccinated in California|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/This-crowdsourced-website-tracks-where-you-can-15882787.php|access-date=2021-01-31|website=San Francisco Chronicle|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|last=McClurg|first=Lesley|date=2021-01-26|title=With Few Details From Health Officials, Volunteers Create COVID-19 Vaccine Database|work=NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/01/26/960855949/with-few-details-from-health-officials-volunteers-create-covid-19-vaccine-databa|access-date=2021-01-31}}{{Cite web|last=Basu|first=Tanya|date=2021-02-01|title=People are fed up with broken vaccine appointment tools — so they're building their own|url=https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/02/01/1016725/people-are-building-their-own-vaccine-appointment-tools/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-02|website=MIT Technology Review|language=en}}