The whole "click fast or die" race is ridiculous, cruel and unnecessary in any case. It's especially burdensome for seniors or anyone not used to filling out long forms on the internet which is a skill in and of itself learned through experience. Have a 3-day sign up so there's no overload on the servers, then do a lottery for the number of people equal to the number of vaccines available plus another dozen or more for no shows. As it is these systems favor people who can type fast and click their mouse fast and have a fast internet connection. How can that be fair? The only internet a lot of low income people have is through their phones and these applications almost never work well on a phone.
What a nightmare. I've heard numerous stories of friends trying to sign up their parents or grandparents online because it's just not gonna happen if many seniors are on their own.
The whole "click fast or die" race is ridiculous, cruel and unnecessary in any case. It's especially burdensome for seniors or anyone not used to filling out long forms on the internet which is a skill in and of itself learned through experience. Have a 3-day sign up so there's no overload on the servers, then do a lottery for the number of people equal to the number of vaccines available plus another dozen or more for no shows. As it is these systems favor people who can type fast and click their mouse fast and have a fast internet connection. How can that be fair? The only internet a lot of low income people have is through their phones and these applications almost never work well on a phone.
What a nightmare. I've heard numerous stories of friends trying to sign up their parents or grandparents online because it's just not gonna happen if many seniors are on their own.