The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) is seeking medical volunteers to assist with the H1N1 vaccination campaign for school-aged children. It is expected that students in grades K through 12 will be vaccinated in school-based clinics in November.
“We will need to vaccinate students at some 430 public, private and parochial schools,” said Chief of the Center for Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases Robert S. Crausman, MD, MMS. “This effort is a massive undertaking. We are asking health professionals and nursing, medical or pharmacy students who can help with vaccinations to consider volunteering their time. We have had a great response so far, but we need more volunteers.”
Any health professional or student interested in volunteering must register at http://www.riresponds.org. (Use the button that says “register today”.) All volunteers are required to attend a training session before giving H1N1 vaccinations. H1N1 Vaccinator Training Sessions are scheduled for: October 15, 2009-6:00-9:00pm October 19, 2009-6:00-9:00pm October 22, 2009-6:00-9:00pm October 24, 2009-9:00am-Noon October 26, 2009- 6:00-9:00pm October 29, 2009-6:00-9:00pm
All trainings are given at 50 Barnett Lane, West Greenwich, RI 02817.
Volunteer recruitment and management is coordinated by RI Responds. RI Responds is a collaborative effort between HEALTH, RI Disaster Medical Assistance Team and RI Medical Reserve Corps.