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Volunteers jump at shot to get vaccinated Officials say unpaid workers key part of COVID effort By TERRY TANG and MANUEL VALDES, Associated Press Published: March 15, 2021, 6:02am Share: 4 Photos Volunteer worker Pete Graham, left, helps direct newly arriving volunteers to a health screening station, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, at a mass vaccination clinic at Seattle University in Seattle near the end of his shift. After finishing his shift, Graham was able to get the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in return for his labor. As states ramp up vaccination distribution ...

SEATTLE (AP) — When Seattle’s largest health care system got a mandate from Washington state to create a mass COVID-19 vaccination site, organizers knew tha

Volunteers are key at vaccine sites. It pays off with a shot

San Diego Padres' Ha-Seong Kim throws a ball during San Diego Padres spring training baseball practice Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, in Peoria, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Photo: Associated Press By TERRY TANG and MANUEL VALDES Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — When Seattle’s largest health care system got a mandate from Washington state to create a mass COVID-19 vaccination site, organizers knew that gathering enough volunteers would be almost as crucial as the vaccine itself. “We could not do this without volunteers,” said Renee Rassilyer-Bomers, chief quality officer for Swedish Healt...

Medical ethicists say volunteers are a key part of the public health effort and don't see anything wrong with giving some COVID-19 shots for their work.