As pandemic restrictions lifted and vaccination rates rose, organizers charged ahead with their plans. And on Sunday, athletes will swim in Carvins Cove, bike along the Blue Ridge Parkway and
Volunteers jump at shot to get vaccinated
Officials say unpaid workers key part of COVID effort By TERRY TANG and MANUEL VALDES, Associated Press
Published: March 15, 2021, 6:02am
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4 Photos Volunteer worker Pete Graham, left, helps direct newly arriving volunteers to a health screening station, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, at a mass vaccination clinic at Seattle University in Seattle near the end of his shift. After finishing his shift, Graham was able to get the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in return for his labor. As states ramp up vaccination distribution in the fight against the coronavirus, volunteers are needed to do everything from direct traffic to check people in to keep vaccination sites running smoothly. In return for their work, they re often given a shot - including those who are young and healthy and may not have otherwise been able to receive the shot until later in the year. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) (Ted S. Warren/Associated Pre
SEATTLE (AP) When Seattle’s largest health care system got a mandate from Washington state to create a mass COVID-19 vaccination site, organizers knew tha