As of today, people in the U.S. can use Apple Maps to find COVID-19 vaccination sites in the area. You can find the locations by tapping on the search bar and then on the COVID-19 vaccine icon under the “Search nearby” menu. If that helps, it’s the same part of the interface where you will find nearby restaurants and gas stations. Another option is to ask Siri something like, “Where can I get a COVID vaccine?”
As with Facebook’s vaccine detection tool, Apple obtains the complete list from the Boston Children’s Hospital VaccineFinder database. Each will contain an address, telephone number and hours, as well as a link to the site’s website. According to Apple, there are 20,000 listings at launch, and the next few weeks will be more. The company will also allow healthcare providers, laboratories and businesses to submit information about COVID-19 test and vaccination locations to the Apple Business Register. Once approved, the company says it may also be able to display some of the information to Maps users.
If you live in the United States, you can already use Google and Facebook to find similar information, but as is usually the case with these things, it does not hurt to have more options.