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gilbert33
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Volunteer at a Covid 19 vaccination site and get a vaccination ahead of schedule
Jan 22 2021 08:59PM more by gilbert33
Tags: Orange County, Current Events (All tags)

The super sites are seeking volunteers. Do 4 -10 hour shifts and get vaccinated ahead of schedule. I would rather just get Covid and have antibodies for a few months then volunteer for 40 hours. Article from the Register.

County officials are setting up massive COVID-19 vaccination sites and are looking for volunteers to help with the distribution effort.

The sites – called super points-of-dispensing or PODs – will be set up throughout the county and are expected to vaccinate thousands of residents daily. Disneyland was the first location announced Monday, and four more are expected and will need to be manned seven days a week, officials said.

Officials said they hope to pre-register volunteers who will help operate the sites. The county needs people who have medical training, but also those who can help with general assignments such as directing traffic, entering data into computers and registration.

When the question came up at Tuesday’s Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting about whether people could volunteer just to get early access to the vaccine, which is being rolled out in phases, Supervisor Lisa Bartlett said they were told those who sign up for at least four 10-hour shifts would be eligible for a dose.

      
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gilbert33
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Jan 22 2021 09:13PM     link to this

I was talking to a neighbor and she is a Physician Assistant and her husband is a nurse practitioner. They both took a paid shift at a vaccination site. They told me that is the last shift they will ever work at a vaccination site, People were arriving to inquire if they can wait and get a vaccination if the people who had appointments did not show up and there were extra vaccinations. The supervisors there told them no vaccination without an appointment and told them to leave the parking area. At the end of the shift over 100 vials were disposed of because people did not show up for their appointments.
Kayman
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Jan 22 2021 09:16PM     link to this

Volunteer....whats that?
gilbert33
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Jan 22 2021 09:51PM     link to this

Volunteering is a voluntary act of an individual or group freely giving time and labour for community service.
SinfullyKorean
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Jan 22 2021 10:14PM     link to this

Do you have a link? I was trying to volunteer earlier this week, but they started asking all these questions about other opportunities to volunteer that I didn't sign up.

A vaccination might be the extra motivation I needed to volunteer. I googled but didn't find any info on volunteers getting vaccinations.
InsearchofStarfish
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Jan 22 2021 11:30PM     link to this

have few friends who volunteer at the masters...THEY get to play the course a week or two later...good to volunteer every once in a while

get a shot...play some golf




SinfullyKorean
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Jan 23 2021 08:41AM     link to this

.... I don't think that's the kind of volunteering he's talking about.
yellowB2
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Jan 23 2021 09:11AM     link to this

Why does the government have people "volunteering" when there's so many people out of work who could use a paycheck to help make ends meet?

Don't get me wrong, volunteerism is a cornerstone of being a true American...but under the circumstances, WTF is our government thinking???
jazz51
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Jan 23 2021 10:49AM     link to this

^^^

You do realize if the government pays those people, WE then get to pay additional taxes to cover for those wages.....Open up business and get people full time jobs.
gilbert33
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Jan 23 2021 11:14AM     link to this

Othena Medical Services has been contracted by O.C. Health to administer the vaccinations in Orange County. By having people volunteer to work for free Othena is saving money. Volunteering in this case will get you a vaccine quicker but Othena will pocket more money by not hiring people to staff the vaccine events. In this case volunteering is a kind of a scam because everyone will eventually be offered the vaccine.
SinfullyKorean
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Jan 23 2021 01:35PM     link to this

Not really a scam if you're skipping the line to get vaccinated. Just like in disneyland/universal studios, you can pay to skip the line.
Tatiana36dd
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Jan 23 2021 11:00PM     link to this

Thx G for info..same here in NC. Being medical helps too.
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