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The Medical Reserve Corps

Updated: October 15, 2009

2009 Flu Season
H1N1 Dispensing Sites and Flu Shot Saturday Volunteer Sign-up

Attention Medical Reserve Corps volunteers!

Public Health is actively planning our response to the 2009 H1N1 flu. Beginning in mid-October we will be dispensing H1N1 flu vaccine to the community at mass dispensing sites/points of dispensing (POD) around the county.

Are you available to help staff these PODs? You are an integral part of our response effort. Your participation will make a tremendous impact on the health of our community.

We need health care professionals with active OR inactive licenses, mental health professionals, and non-licensed volunteers to staff PODs held on:

• Saturday, October 24th, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Windsor High School in Windsor and Casa Grande High School in Petaluma.
• Saturday, November 14th, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Windsor High School in Windsor and Lawrence Cook Middle School in Santa Rosa.
• Saturday, November 21st, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Casa Grande High School in Petaluma.

Workers will be given two fifteen minute breaks and a one-hour lunch break (you'll even receive a free lunch!). And all POD workers will be offered 2009 H1N1 flu vaccinations for FREE.

To register as a POD worker, please use our online registration form.

Flu Shot Saturday

For the sixth consecutive year, flu shots will be offered to the public on Saturday, December 5th, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at locations around the county:

As before, we need currently licensed MRC volunteers to be vaccinators. This year, both the seasonal flu shot and the H1N1 vaccinations will be given at Flu Shot Saturday clinics in:

• Oakmont
• Petaluma
• Santa Rosa
• Sebastopol
• Sonoma
• Windsor

To register as a Flu Shot Saturday vaccinator, please complete the POD online registration form.

Cancellation Policy

To ensure adequate staffing, please provide 48 hours notice if you must cancel your staffing assignment; don't assume coverage by another volunteer. The POD and the Flu Shot Saturday clinics are depending on your participation! If you need to cancel, please call 707-565-4496 by 3:00 p.m., 48 hours before your shift.

Thank you for your help and participation in this year's flu prevention efforts!