Ripley County Health Dept. Seeking Volunteers For Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic

Contact the health department if you are interested in volunteering.

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(Ripley County, Ind.) – Volunteers are needed for an upcoming mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Ripley County.

The Ripley County Health Department is seeking volunteers to help at the vaccination clinic at the Ripley County Fairgrounds in Osgood on Saturday, April 10 and Saturday, April 17.

Current health professionals, previously active health professionals within the last five years, and healthcare students are needed to administer the vaccine.

Other volunteers will help with check-in, traffic control, and patient monitoring.

Those interested in volunteering should contact the health department at 812-689-5751.

A full list of qualifications needed to administer the vaccine is listed below. 

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