Wanted: Volunteers for Thurston County vaccine clinics

The United Way of Thurston County is seeking volunteers to help staff vaccination clinics as parents seek vaccines for children 5 and older and others seek booster shots.

The United Way is seeking non-medical volunteers to help staff vaccination clinics at Capital Mall and other pop-up clinics around the county.

Volunteers can learn more and sign up at UWTC’s website.

According to the website, shifts include helping with set-up, reception, controlling traffic, running vaccines and more. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old and able to work on their feet for multiple hours. They must also pass background checks.

This story was originally published November 12, 2021 at 11:58 AM with the headline "Wanted: Volunteers for Thurston County vaccine clinics."

Ty Vinson

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Ty Vinson covers the City of Olympia and keeps tabs on Tumwater and other communities in Thurston County. He joined The Olympian in 2021. Before that, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at Indiana University. In college, he worked as an intern at the Northwest Indiana Times, the Oregonian and the Arizona Republic as a Pulliam Fellow. Support my work with a digital subscription