Medical Reserve Corp Needs Volunteers

If you have any interest in emergency response - the county is looking to add more volunteers to its team during the pandemic

In time of emergencies - the county needs to have volunteers ready to help.

If you have any interest in emergency response - the county is looking to add more volunteers to its team during the pandemic.

Kimt news 3's annalise johnson joins us live to tell us about the medical reserve corps - and what it entails.

Annalise?

Lowerthird2line talent coronavirus:annalise johnson ajohnson@kimt.com coverage you can count on amy-- olmsted county public health launched the medical reserve corps of olmsted county in 2008.

It's the local sector of a national initiative.

In 2009 - volunteers helped with the community h1n1 vaccinations and in 2010 - they helped with flood response.

Med reserve-live vo-1 lowerthird2line coronavirus:medical reserve corps needs more volunteers olmsted county the volunteers have been well-needed during the tumultous times of 2020... for example - they've been put to work transporting materials to make cloth masks for first responders - helping at the graham park covid-19 testing site - and they'll be utilized whenever mass vaccination becomes possible.

The olmsted county medical reserve corps has about 100 people right now - but it's looking for as many as it coronavirus:p.h.

Moua interim mrc coordinator especially during a pandemic i mean thats a public health emergency for sure testing site is certainly one piece of it, but there's so many other pieces lowerthird2line talent coronavirus:annalise johnson ajohnson@kimt.com coverage you can count on you don't have to have a medical background to be a part of the organization.

People are needed in numerous types of roles - not just medically-focused ones.

Live in rochester annalise johnson kimt news 3.

Kimt news 3 thanks annalise.

To get thanks annalise.

To get involved - you can apply online.

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