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More than 251,000 Californians signed up on MyTurn to volunteer at vaccine clinics. But only 379 people have been able to book shifts through the state’s problem-plagued website.
Willing to Help but Nowhere to Go: State’s Recruitment of COVID-19 Volunteers Fell Short
Forest Service employees working a mass vaccination event at the Oakland Coliseum. Photo: Paul Wade, USFS via Flickr. Creative Commons license.
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Sascha Hughes-Caley was a little uncertain as she registered with a state website promising to connect volunteers with COVID-19 vaccination clinics that needed help. She had time to volunteer after being laid off from her educational technology job, but she was still caring for her toddler and wasn’t sure she could handle a long shift.
Hughes-Caley heard nothing about volunteer opportunities for several weeks, then she was referred to a Santa Clara County organization and asked to fill out paperwork.
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