As COVID-19 vaccinations continue to increase across California, the state is using a volunteer-for-a-shot program.
The governor’s office in collaboration with California volunteers launched MyTurnVolunteer on Monday, a portal where people can log in based on their zip code to do voluntary shifts at vaccination jobs and in turn be eligible for a shot.
A California Volunteers spokesman told SFGate that most vaccination workers are looking for medical or general support volunteers, and anyone who works four hours or longer can get a chance, even if they are not eligible under state guidelines. not.
Opportunities are limited, officials said, but people can register on the portal to receive a notification when a volunteer lock opens.
The general vaccination is currently limited to the elderly 65 years and older, health care workers and certain essential workers such as educators, according to the state’s tiger layer.
As of Monday, more than 10.5 million doses of vaccine have been administered nationwide, more than 13.3 million doses have been delivered within the state, and more than 14.5 million doses, including the first and second doses, are according to California’s dispatch sent to California. numbers.