A McLean resident has become a popular person in her neighborhood and across the region for her ability to get COVID-19 vaccination appointments on websites that other people find excruciatingly difficult to navigate. Katja Hom helped an immigrant family who speaks Spanish and was having trouble navigating the website to get vaccination appointments at a local Safeway. She also helped a 97-year-old woman and her 67-year-old son get appointments.
Katja Hom of McLean
According to patch.com, "Her mission to assist her neighbors and others get appointments started with Hom helping her husband get vaccinated. Hom's husband, who is 69-years-old, falls into the category that now qualifies to get the vaccine in Virginia. He had registered to get the vaccine with the Fairfax County Health Department in mid-January."
As per patch.com, "By late February, Hom had been able to get vaccine appointments for neighbors who live on her cul-de-sac in McLean, including a retired pediatrician and a law professor at George Washington University. She also helped a close friend who has cancer get booked for vaccination at Safeway. Most people will go on the Safeway vaccination appointment website, not find any available appointments and then quickly give up. Hom, on the other hand, keeps trying until she finds an open slot."
Maryam N. is a Senior Writer at Nesbitt Realty. She is an expert on Fairfax County. Maryam has also worked previously as a geologist. She is a foodie and enjoys cooking and exploring new restaurants.
