Rensselaer County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Pandemic Response Campaign

About the Program

Category: Volunteers (Best in Category)

Year: 2022

During the COVID-19 Pandemic Response Campaign, Rensselaer County turned to the Rensselaer County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) to ensure staffing was available to meet multiple mission requirements. MRC volunteers were involved in every mission executed during the Pandemic Response Campaign ensuring that the county response was comprehensive and successful. The MRC was called upon to complete medical and non-medical tasks that supported the execution of County Government taskings, as well as the pandemic response missions directly supporting the response to the COVID-19 virus. The MRC assisted County Government with its Public Information Campaign, employee and visitor building entrance screening operations, and with providing needed supplies for quarantined and isolated residents within Rensselaer County. The MRC specifically assisted the Rensselaer County Department of Health (RCDOH) with scheduling vaccine recipients, case management, contact tracing, and medical countermeasure clinical operations at over 170 mass vaccination clinics.