StateImpact: Thousands of Volunteers Turn Out For Oklahoma's COVID-19 Vaccine Effort

StateImpact Oklahoma Feature 5/20/21
Diana Schaeffer retired as a public health nurse in October, as case counts began surging. She knew first-hand how exhausting the pandemic response would be for health department workers across the state; she was chief of nursing at the State Department of Health for 14 years.
“When the vaccines come out, I see this is hope — a lifeline, so to speak. And I thought, ‘I’ve got to do something to help.’”
She worked with the Oklahoma City-County health department to start administering shots. She said that it’s rare — in volunteering or in any line of work — to immediately see the difference you’re getting to make.

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