Down to the docks: crew gets vaccinated onboard merchant freighter, June 18

Michael Burton, Public Health Emergency Preparedness Assistant at Coos Health & Wellness took part in an unusual vaccine clinic earlier this month. “We were approached by a stevedoring company who said that they’d have a ship in, and could we vaccinate some of the crew.” He took three volunteers from the Coos County Medical Reserve Corp—two to administer shots and one to do the paperwork — down to the docks. “When we got to the dock, we learned we’d be going aboard.” Read the rest of this story on the Oregon Vaccine News blog. Crew member receives vaccination on the merchant freighter