460-mile roundtrip 'for nothing.' Vaccine ran out before Everett man's Tri-Cities appointment

[TexasTowelie]

Kennewick, WA -- Like most Americans affected by the coronavirus pandemic over the past year, Andy Rice is more than ready to get back to normal life.

The Everett man has been doing his information technology job from home since last summer.

So when the Washington state Department of Health introduced its Phase Finder tool to help residents find out when they’re eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, Rice immediately got on the site and answered the questions.

Then he sat back and waited for his phase to be called.

“I’ve been anxious for the vaccine ever since the virus started,” he told the Tri-City Herald.

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