ShotSchedule
A personal vaccine concierge that tracks your family's vaccination schedule, watches policy and supply news, and proactively alerts you when something affects your kids' shots.
Parents of young children concerned about vaccine availability and policy changes
- Stores each family member's vaccination history and upcoming shots in one place with smart reminders timed to school and travel
- Watches WHO, CDC, and national health policy news and flags impacts on your specific schedule in plain English
- Finds and books nearby appointments based on current vaccine availability in your region
- Explains plain-language changes to vaccine schedules so parents understand what their child needs and why
US funding cuts to WHO and Gavi are disrupting global vaccine supply chains, creating real anxiety for parents about availability for routine childhood vaccines like HPV, measles, and polio.
Vaccine search demand is steady (Google Trends 1000+ in GB) and parents clearly want tracking tools, but the space is already served by free reminder apps like CANImmunize (100k+ Canadian users, pan-Canadian) and Pediatric Oncall Vaccine Reminder, suggesting moderate not exceptional pull.CANImmunize - Apps on Google Play ↗Vaccine Reminder - Pediatrics - App Store ↗
Basic schedule/reminder apps exist (CANImmunize is Canada-only, Pediatric Oncall is India-focused), and none combine family tracking with proactive supply-chain and policy-news alerting, leaving a meaningful but narrow differentiation lane in the US market.The CANImmunize App | CANImmunize ↗Vaccine Reminder Mobile App | Pediatric Oncall ↗
Established competitors (CANImmunize, Pediatric Oncall) are free, and pediatrician offices often hand parents schedules directly; willingness-to-pay for a subscription in this category is weak with no clear premium tier proven by incumbents.The CANImmunize App | CANImmunize ↗Vaccine Reminder Mobile App | Pediatric Oncall ↗
Routine childhood immunization schedules are durable public-health infrastructure (CDC maintains shortage/delays pages permanently), and current US policy turbulence and WHO/Gavi funding cuts create sustained parental anxiety that supports long-term relevance.Current Vaccine Shortages & Delays | CDC ↗Immunization Market Dashboard | UNICEF Supply Division ↗
MVP of schedule+reminder is straightforward, but the differentiating policy/supply-news monitoring requires scraping CDC, WHO, UNICEF dashboards and storing child health data triggers HIPAA-adjacent privacy/liability work that adds non-trivial compliance overhead.Current Vaccine Shortages & Delays | CDC ↗Immunization Market Dashboard | UNICEF Supply Division ↗