Virginia Expands COVID-19 Vaccination Workforce, Creates Additional Pathway to Enlist Volunteer Vaccinators
Posted by Staff | Apr 5, 2021 | News | |
RICHMOND Governor Ralph Northam Friday announced several efforts aimed at increasing Virginia’s vaccinator workforce to support the continued expansion of COVID-19 vaccinations across the Commonwealth, including a new initiative to recruit eligible individuals interested in administering vaccines.
Governor Northam recently signed House Bill 2333, sponsored by Delegate Lamont Bagby, and Senate Bill 1445, sponsored by Senator Siobhan S. Dunnavant, which expand the pool of health care providers eligible to administer the COVID-19 vaccine in Virginia. Last month, the Governor issued Third Amended Executive Order Fifty-Seven to provide additional flexibility to health care providers in supporting the Commonwealth’s vaccination program and ongoing COVID-19 response. Earlier this week, Governor Northam announced that starting Apri
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RICHMOND - Governor Ralph Northam announced a new initiative to recruit volunteers to administer COVID-19 vaccines in the Commonwealth as part of the state s effort to increase the state s vaccinator workforce.
Governor Northam recently signed legislation that expands the pool of health care providers eligible to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. Earlier this week the governor announced that all Virginians age 16 and older will be eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine, starting April 18.
âLast year, we issued a call for 30,000 medical and non-medical volunteers to join our fight against COVID-19, and I am proud that over 35,000 Virginians have since stepped forward to assist through the Virginia Medical Reserve Corps,â said Governor Northam.