Thursday, April 22, 2021
Josh Kalpin started out just trying to protect his own friends and family from COVID-19.
A month later, the Waterloo Engineering alumnus has helped thousands of people across the country get shots in the arm as a core volunteer for a Twitter account that spreads the word on available vaccine appointments.
Vaccine Hunters Canada has grown to more than 140,000 followers and is now partnering directly with some health agencies to help people find open slots and boost vaccine uptake by matching demand with supply.
“We’re saving lives – and a lot of them,” Kalpin says. “I think that summarizes the impact pretty well.”
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