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City
announces
“Neighborhood
Vaccine
Week”
with
eight
new
vaccine
sites in
Detroit
week of
April 12
•
For
those
who
cannot
get to
TCF or
Northwest
Activity
Center,
Detroiters
ages 16+
can be
vaccinated
near
your
neighborhood
• Each
site
will
offer
Johnson
and
Johnson
1 shot
vaccine
• Each
City
Council
District
to host
at least
1
vaccination
site
Monday –
Friday
• Events
in
partnership
with
DPSCD
and
Islamic
Center
of
Detroit
DETROIT
- The
City of
Detroit
is
mounting
a
weeklong
campaign
to bring
vaccinations
to city
neighborhoods
in an
effort
to reach
Detroiters
where
they are
to get
them
vaccinated.
Next
week,
the city
will be
offering
eight
additional
locations
throughout
the
week, in
addition
to its
Community
Saturdays
and
other
outreach
programs,
to
provide
Detroiters
with the
opportunity
to get
vaccinated
in a
convenient
and
familiar
location
close to
home.
From
Monday,
April 12
through
Friday,
April
16,
there
will be
1-2
sites
operating
each day
and each
city
council
district
will
have at
least
one
vaccination
event.
The goal
of the
effort
is to
reach
more
Detroit
residents,
who are
still
behind
other
areas of
the
region
and
state in
terms of
vaccination
rates,
in their
own
neighborhoods.
The
sites
will be
operated
in
partnership
with the
Detroit
Public
Schools
Community
District
and the
Islamic
Center
of
Detroit.
“This is
part of
our
expansion
of
vaccine
choice –
providing
a chance
to get
the
Johnson
and
Johnson
one shot
vaccine
near
your
neighborhood,”
said
Mayor
Mike
Duggan.
“DPSCD
is
excited
to
partner
with the
City to
provide
greater
neighborhood
access
to the
vaccine.
We know
that
greater
access
and use
of the
vaccine
not only
protects
us from
COVID
but
allows
more
families
to send
their
children
to
school.”
All
location
hours
are 8
p.m.
until 5
p.m.
Appointments
for all
locations
can be
made at
313-230-0505
Detroiters
now have
five
options
for
vaccines
from the
Detroit
Health
Department,
all of
which
can be
scheduled
with one
phone
number:
313-230-0505
Pfizer 2
Shot
Vaccines
TCF
Monday-Friday,
9 a.m. –
6 p.m.
4/10
Community
Saturday,
9 a.m. –
1 p.m.
•
Fellowship
Chapel
• Second
Ebenezer
4/10
City of
Detroit
Employee
Family
Day at
TCF, 10
AM – 1
PM
Johnson
and
Johnson
1 Shot
Vaccine
Northwest
Activity
Center
Monday-Friday
9 a.m. -
1 p.m.
Neighborhood
Vaccine
Centers
Monday-Friday
8 a.m. -
5 p.m.
“Beyond
the
great
work
being
done at
the TCF
Center
over the
past few
months,
our
Health
Department
teams
have
visited
175
community
locations
and
administered
more
than
45,000
doses.
Today we
are
stepping
up our
neighborhood
based
vaccination
efforts
even
further,”
said
Chief
Public
Health
Officer
Denise
Fair.
“We are
deeply
appreciative
to our
partners
at the
Detroit
Public
Schools
Community
District
and
Islamic
Center
of
Detroit
for
providing
us these
locations
where
residents
of
Detroit
can go
to get
vaccinated
in their
own
neighborhood.”
TCF Walk
Up
appointments
begin
today
Also
starting
today,
the
first
walk up
appointments
at TCF
are
taking
place.
Last
week,
Mayor
Mike
Duggan
announced
that the
city’s
operation
at TCF
would
expand
capacity
from
5,000
doses
per day
to 8,000
per day
by
offering
walk up
appointment
inside
the
center.
Residents
now have
an
option
of going
to the
drive up
or the
walk up
location
when
they
call
313-230-0505
to
schedule
an
appointment.
If the
caller
prefers
the
drive
up, they
will be
scheduled
for it,
although
it may
take
somewhat
longer
to get
an
appointment
than it
would
for the
indoor
option.
“We
want to
provide
the
experience
that
makes
each
person
most
comfortable,”
Mayor
Duggan
said.
“If you
choose
the
drive up
for your
first
dose,
that’s
where
you’ll
go for
your
second
dose.
The same
applies
if you
choose
the
indoor
location.”
Starting
Monday,
individuals
who
select
the
indoor
option
will
begin
receiving
their
first
dose
inside
the TCF
Center.
Here are
instructions
for
those
who will
be
taking
the
indoor
option:
1.
Park on
the roof
top
garage,
entering
off of
Congress
west of
Washington
off of
Congress
Street.
The gate
will be
open and
there is
no
payment
or
parking
validation
necessary.
2.
Follow
the
signs to
the
indoor
vaccination
site.
Stairs
and
elevators
are
available.
3. Check
in. Once
you
check
in,
enter
the
ballroom
and fill
out your
consent
form.
4. Get
your
shot!
Once you
receive
your
vaccination,
you’ll
remain
for a
15-minute
observation
period
before
you can
leave.
All
vaccinations
must be
scheduled
first by
calling
313-230-0505.
As of
today,
there
are now
only two
categories
of
eligibility
for
Detroiters
to
schedule
a
vaccination:
•
Any
Detroiter
age 16
or older
• Any
worker
working
a
jobsite
in the
City of
Detroit
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