More than 140 volunteers signed up for mass vaccine clinic at Civic Center
With a focus on educators, the clinic is expected to fulfill 2,000 COVID-19 vaccination appointments in a single day with the help of many volunteers.
An email went out on Friday asking for USA Health and University of South Alabama employees to donate six hours of their time this Saturday to make sure a mass vaccine clinic focusing on educators runs smoothly and efficiently.
By Monday morning, all 140 slots had been filled to assist with the drive-through COVID-19 vaccination event at the Mobile Civic Center arena.
“We are grateful for everyone within USA Health, USA and our dedicated volunteers who are sharing their time with us this Saturday,” said Belinda Baggett, who leads volunteer services for USA Health. “In just a few days we were able to fill 140 shifts as we gear up for a mass vaccine clinic. The immediate outpouring of support says so much about our staff and extended university family.”
So far, USA Health has given more than 13,000 Pfizer BioNTech shots to those eligible to receive it, including our own staff, front-line workers designated by the Alabama Department of Public Health and those age 65 and older.
On Saturday, the goal is to vaccinate 2,000 people eligible for the vaccine between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. who have scheduled appointments. Volunteers will be serving on two shifts from: 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Both clinical and non-clinical staff members from USA Health and USA, as well as College of Medicine students and others have volunteered to do everything from administering the vaccine to observing patients after the shot, to directing traffic and handing out patient information.
