UArizona to hire staff for on-campus vaccination site

UArizona to hire staff for on-campus vaccination site

SOON BECOME A HIGH-CAPACITYSTATE VACCINATION SITE.

BUTBEFORE THAT HAPPENS -- THEYNEED STUDENT STAFF TO HELP RUNIT.

HERE'S NINE ON YOUR SIDE'SLUZDELIA CABALLERO.ON CAM AS A STATE SITE, ITWILL EVENTUALLY BE ABLE TOOPERATE 24/7 AND SERVE UP TO6,000 PEOPLE PER DAY-- THATSA LOT OF TRAFFIC THAT NEEDS TOBE REDIRECTED.

PKG WEREPROJECTING MANY 900 SHIFTBETWEEN STAFF, STUDENTS, ANDVOLUNTEERS TO FILL.

FLORENCEOCHOA WITH THE UNIVERSITY OFARIZONA SAYS THE UOFA ISCURRENTLY SERVING AS ACOVID-19 VACCINE POINT OFDISTRIBUTION-- THATS KNOWN ASA POD-- RIGHT NOW, WERE ABOUT1,000 A DAY.

THE END GOAL ISTO BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE 6,000VACCINES, DAILY.

ONCE WE GOSEVEN DAYS A WEEK EVEN JUST AT12 HOURS, WE ANTICIPATEREALLY, REALLY HIGH VOLUMEONTO CAMPUS.

WERE TALKINGTHOUSANDS OF PEOPLE GOING INAND OUT OF THE POD, DAILY--WHETHER THAT BE DRIVINGTHROUGH, OR WALKING THROUGH--WERE JUST GOING TO NEED A LOTOF HELP.

THATS WHERE SPECIALEVENTS PARKING MONITORS COMEIN.

THEYRE RESPONSIBILITY ISTO HELP MANAGE THE TRAFFIC ANDACT EVEN AS CROSSING GUARD TOENSURE PEDESTRIANS AND STAFFAND ANY WEHO IS CROSSING THATAREA IS ABLE TO DO SO IN ASAFE MANNER.

SHE ALSO SAYS THEPOSITION IS VERY FLEXIBLE ANDWILL ACCOMMODATE THE STUDENTSPRIORITIES.

AND NO DOUBT--THINGS WILL BE RAMPING UP ATTHE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, SO,UNLESS YOURE GOING TO GETVACCINATED-- I WOULD SAY AVOIDTHE UNIVERSITY AREA IF THEYCAN.

ONLY COME TO THEUNIVERSITY BOULEVARD BETWEENCHERRY AND CAMPBELL IF YOUHAVE AN APPOINTMENT.

ACCESSWILL BE DENIED OTHERWISE.

TODATE, THE UNIVERSITY POD HASGIVEN MORE THAN 12,000 SHOTS.THE UOFA VACCINATION SITE WILLBE THE THIRD STATE SITE, ANDTHE FIRST IN PIMA COUNTY.

FORMORE INFORMATION ON HOW TOAPPLY TO BE A SPECIAL EVENTSPARKING MONITOR OR REGISTERFOR AND APPOINTMENT--VISIT OURWEBSITE, KGUN9-DOT-COM.LUZDELIA CABALLERO KGUN9 ONYOUR SIDE.RETAIL PHARMACIES STARTED