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68 year old Jose Luis Espinoza was on the hunt to get his cove in 19 vaccine.
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He qualifies in California for a shot, but it hasn't been easy.
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The appointments are so hard to get.
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I've been trying for over three weeks and I just got one ST Jude, But it's gonna be until the end of the month.
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For Espinosa, that's too long.
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Toe wait.
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So last week he went to a clinic in Santa Fe Springs, California, and waited in line with other so called vaccine chasers, those hoping to get lucky with the leftover shot.
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At the end of the day, when people cancel their appointments or don't show up, I'm here in hopes that there's any that might be left over.
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48 year old Cynthia Perez was one of the first to arrive that day at the Santa Fe Springs clinic.
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I have, ah compromised condition, but yet I don't I'm not 65 yet, and, um, and then I also have a kid at home who has asthma.
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So I'm tryingto kind of maybe get ahead of the curb a bit and try and, um, stay healthy myself.
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Chasers have been criticized for getting the vaccine when it's not their turn.
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But Perez says that's not her intention.
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So I'm not trying to jump the line per se.
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I'm just trying to take advantage of any vaccines or any doses that might be thrown away.
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Thank you, Will Baker agrees.
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He is assisting with vaccinations at the Santa Fe Springs clinic and stresses the importance of not wasting any precious doses and welcomes people toe weight.
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And on this day there was one extra dose, but we had one shot left over.
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I went over the guidelines and I looked for anyone in the line.
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That was, uh, one A.
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And we did have one person in the line that, uh, met the one A criteria.
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And we were able to get him, Ah, vaccine today And that lucky vaccine chaser was Espinosa.
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Fortunately, it was the last dose they gave out.
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It was the last, and I was the lucky one.
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Well, a gray shadow elsewhere, too.
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Baker went outside to break the bad news to the rest of the group.
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I'm sorry there is no other.
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There's no more vaccine for today.
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Thank you for your patience.
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Thank you.
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Sorry, about that.
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Sorry about that, Everyone.
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Perez picked up her bag and headed home, disappointed but not deterred.
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You can't be upset.
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It zits never guaranteed.
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So you know, we'll see.