Healthcare workers across the area are being asked to step up and help with mass-vaccination clinics coming to DeWitt and Piatt Counties. 

Paul Skowron at Warner Hospital and Health Services calls it a fast-moving and dynamic situation. He indicates local health officials across the State have been charged with coming up with their plans on how to staff and distribute vaccines.

This effort is going to require a lot of coordination as a federal program for distribution was never established. Skowron says communities in both DeWitt and Piatt Counties are coming together to get the vaccine distributed.

Skowron has called on his staff to help out in any they can, but still more help is needed. DeWitt/Piatt Bi-County Health Department Director Dave Remmert sent out a call earlier on Monday for what they are still in need of to make this effort happen. He says they still need vaccinators, clerk or runners, pharmacists or RNs to draw syringes, and EMTs.