As COVID-19 vaccinations continue to increase across California, the state is deploying a work-for-a-shot program for volunteers.
On Monday, the governor’s office in partnership with California Volunteers launched MyTurnVolunteer, a portal where people can sign up to volunteer on vaccination sites, based on their zip code, and in turn qualify for an opportunity.
A California Volunteers spokesperson told SFGate that most vaccination sites look for medical or general support volunteers, and anyone who works four hours or more can get a shot, even if they don’t qualify under state guidelines.
The opportunities are limited, officials said, but people can register on the portal to be notified when a volunteer slot becomes available.
Overall vaccination coverage is currently limited to seniors 65 and older, health professionals and certain key workers such as educators, according to the state’s tiered system.
As of Monday, more than 10.5 million vaccine doses have been administered statewide, more than 13.3 million doses have been delivered in the state, and more than 14.5 million doses, including the first and second doses, have been shipped to California. according to the last state of the state. numbers.