County officials are setting up massive COVID-19 vaccination sites and are looking for volunteers to help with the distribution effort.
The sites – called dispensing superpoints or PODs – will be installed across the county and are expected to vaccinate thousands of residents daily. Disneyland was the first location announced on Monday, and four more are expected and will need to be attended to seven days a week, officials said.
Officials said they hope to pre-register volunteers who will help operate the sites. The county needs people with medical training, but also people who can help with general tasks like directing traffic, entering data into computers and registering.
When the question arose at the Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday about whether people could volunteer just to get early access to the vaccine, which is being phased out, supervisor Lisa Bartlett said they were told those who signed up for at least four 10-hour shifts would be eligible for a dose.
“The idea is to give it to longtime volunteers,” said Bartlett.