Officials are expecting an increase in COVID-19 vaccine doses and need more volunteers to administer those doses. Virginia Beach EMS Deputy Chief Tom Green said the state has put them on notice that more doses will become available.
The Virginia Beach Department of Health is currently working to get local residents vaccinated four to six days a week.
VBEMS Deputy Chief Tom Green says the city is averaging 5,000 shots in arms per day in the resort city, and is preparing for that to increase as supply increases. “If we move up to [10,000] to 12,000 vaccinations per week, that’s pretty significant,” said Green. “It takes a lot of manpower to do that, a lot of people involved.”
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The Virginia Beach Convention Center is being used as a vaccine site for the COVID-19 vaccination. COVID-19 vaccines are distributed in phases and are provided by appointment only.
Walk-ins will not be accommodated. Please refer to the Virginia Department of Health website for more information. https://vaccinate.virginia.gov/index.html
At the convention center, 80% of workers are volunteers, and they’re working five days a week..
“Volunteers that have been here for two months are starting to wear out a little bit,” Green said.
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To volunteer, visit www.VBEMS.com/VolunteerVaccinator and select “Create Account.”
