COVID-19 vaccine volunteers

Healthcare and county workers are volunteering their time at busy COVID-19 vaccination sites.

The vaccine rollout continues across our area..

Butte county's administered about 61- thousand of the 91-thousand doses it's received..

Thanks in part to volunteers.

Action news now reporter tori apodaca is live at the silver dollar fairgrounds site in chico.

Tori -- you spoke with some of these volunteers..

Do they say it's worth the time and risk?

Hayley, most of the volunteers here are already fully vaccinated and say it is worth sacrificing some time to help get the rest of the community vaccianted.

Take sot audrey tennis, vaccine volunteer "i feel so good about being able to help people and see their smiles."

Audrey tennis has been a butte county covid-19 vaccine volunteer since december.

Why does she do it?

Take sot audrey tennis "when i got it then i of course want everyone else to get it, so we can have a healthy community again" there are many different jobs on the site other than just giving the shots.

From checking eligibility to keeping clipboards sanitized... take sot audrey tennis "i mean it takes an army of people to run this event" tori standup and for volunteers this place serves as a place for service and potentially salvation.

Take sot audrey tennis "i'm in.

This is our world war ii moment.

We all help our community.

We all do what we can."

Volunteer amanda veleroni is also proud to have this opportunity to serve.

Take sot amanda leveroni, vaccine volunteer "i have really good friends in mexico, and i am getting like, 'wow, i can't believe that you are getting to volunteer.'" and each*shot in the arm is one shot closer to herd immunity.

Take sot amanda leveroni "there's a lot of thanking of us for you know, thanks for being a part of this and making this happen, and i am like, 'thanks for coming.'" vaccine volunteers remain committed to the process.

Take sot audrey tennis "everybody is all in, it's impressive."

Other local counties i reached out to similarly expressed that they are grateful for those that are sacrifcing their time to make these sites possible.

Live in chico, tori apodaca.

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Thanks tori -- if you are 50 years or older and you live or work in butte county -- you are eligible for vaccination.

But a heads up -- the county is ahead of the state... so when you go to schedule an appointment on the "my turn system", click on the 65 plus category..

And then enter your actual birthday on the form itself.

Just go to action news now dot com slash links to get started.