North Albany resident Karen Fitzgerald had many rewarding moments during her 42 years as a registered nurse, serving communities from New Hampshire to Oregon.
But Fitzgerald says her volunteer work at the Linn County Public Health Departmentâs COVID-19 vaccination clinics the last two months has been extremely gratifying.
âI just want to help,â Fitzgerald said. âI love it. Everyone is so grateful they can get immunized. It really makes people happy, and they frequently thank the volunteers.â
Fitzgerald retired in 2019 and signed up with the State Emergency Registry of Volunteers (serv-or.org) this January.
Thursday morning Fitzgerald was one of more than 50 volunteers assisting with a clinic at the Linn County Fair & Expo Center, one of four clinics held during the week. Her job for the day was filling syringes with vaccine doses.
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County and Samaritan plan mass vaccine clinics at Reser on March 4 and 5
March 3, 2021
Benton County and Samaritan Health Services are partnering to host another round of mass COVID-19 vaccinations at Reser Stadium on the Oregon State University campus on Thursday, March 4, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Friday, March 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday’s clinic will administer first doses of the Pfizer vaccine to currently eligible individuals. Friday’s clinic will administer second doses of the Moderna vaccine. The Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are not interchangeable.
Currently the Moderna vaccine is only approved for use in adults 18 and older. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Moderna vaccine under an emergency use authorization (EUA) in December 2020. More information about Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine can be found on the EUA fact sheet.
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Benton County says it’s planning another mass vaccination clinic in cooperation with Samaritan Health Services this Thursday and Friday (Feb. 25 and 26) at