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These suburban Philly women hustled to get COVID-19 vaccination appointments for family. Now they’re helping strangers.

This family’s efforts to master vaccination registration has turned into an effort to find doses for hundreds.

Melinda McCann, center, pose for a photo with her sister, Mary Brady, left, and her cousin, Alicia Karr near her home in Exton, Pa. Thursday, February 4, 2021. Melinda, her sister, and her cousin have formed a group that is helping people find appointments for covid-19 vaccination. What started as a project to help their family has turned into a service for strangers who are challenged by the state's complicated navigation system.
Melinda McCann, center, pose for a photo with her sister, Mary Brady, left, and her cousin, Alicia Karr near her home in Exton, Pa. Thursday, February 4, 2021. Melinda, her sister, and her cousin have formed a group that is helping people find appointments for covid-19 vaccination. What started as a project to help their family has turned into a service for strangers who are challenged by the state's complicated navigation system.Read moreJOSE F. MORENO / Staff Photographer