Testing the Perfornace and Privacy Settings of COVID-19 Vaccine Websites

Pennsylvania’s site leads users to an interactive map of blue dots, which then leads out to pharmacies and local health departments with their own sign-up procedures. The stress of trying to find an appointment to get a COVID-19 vaccine, a Pennsylvania doctor says, is “literally making them physically ill.” The Markup ran a series of tests using our Blacklight tool and Google's Lighthouse tool on state vaccination sites for every state, Puerto Rico, and Washington, a privacy tool for trackers and Lighthouse.