Need a lift? Lyft, United Way, Blue Cross join forces to get people to vaccine clinics

The latest effort is a program to provide free transportation to shot clinics for those who need it.

The partners want individuals to know they can schedule a vaccine appointment with confidence they can get there.

“I think we realize that more and more people are going to need access and transportation, and we’re just trying to be here to help support the state,” said Cheryl Parquet of Blue Cross.

The call center will schedule a Lyft to pick people up, take them to vaccine appointment and return them home.

Parquet says the program will also provide second rides for those needing a second shot of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.

"In rural places, they have the most trouble because right now the city has a partnership with transit so if you’re in a metro area, the transit is available," Parquet said. "Now the issue is how do we reach those rural communities that may not have transit where they can simply make a call to get a Lyft code.”

"We are literally rising up together to try and save folks lives, so ... we’re honored and humbled to have the opportunity to do that,” he said.

The goal is to provide 100,000 rides across the state.