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Eligible
residents
can call
313-230-0505
to
schedule
their
appointment
for the
TCF
Center
or any
of the
four
Senior
Saturdays
locations.
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by Tell
Us USA
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Detroit
opens
TCF
vaccine
eligibility
to
anyone
55 or
older
driving
eligible
Detroiters
60+ with
health
issues
•
Good
Neighbors
do not
have to
be
citizens
of
Detroit
•
Appointments
must be
scheduled
at the
same
time by
calling
313-230-0505
•
Eligible
Detroiters
age 60+
also can
schedule
appointments
at one
of 4
Senior
Saturday
locations
Area
residents
age 55
or older
now can
be
vaccinated
at the
TCF
Center
if they
schedule
an
appointment
with a
Detroiter
age 60
or older
with an
underlying
medical
condition
or any
Detroiter
age 65
or
older.
The
announcement
is the
latest
move by
the City
of
Detroit
to reach
its most
vulnerable
populations.
Yesterday,
the City
announced
an
expansion
of
Senior
Saturdays
to
include
two
additional
sites
starting
this
weekend,
one in
southwest
Detroit
and the
other on
the east
side.
“Thanks
to Gov.
Whitmer’s
announcement
earlier
today
expanding
the Good
Neighbor
program,
we are
again
able to
expand
access
to
vaccinations
at TCF
Center
to
anyone
who
knows a
Detroiter
age 60
or older
and is
willing
to drive
them to
their
appointment,”
said
Mayor
Mike
Duggan.
“We want
to make
sure we
are
using
every
opportunity
we have
to get
our most
vulnerable
residents
vaccinated,
especially
our
senior
citizens.”
As
of this
morning,
the City
had
administered
76,577
doses,
nearly
half of
them to
senior
citizens
age 65
and
older
and
Detroit
residents
age 60
and
older if
they
have a
chronic
illness.
The
City is
expanding
the Good
Neighbor
program
to
include
residents
from
Detroit
or
surrounding
communities
who are
55 or
older.
Those
individuals
may get
vaccinated
if they
drive
Detroit
residents
60 or
older
with
underlying
health
conditions
or
Detroiters
65 or
older to
their
vaccination
appointment
at the
TCF
Center.
Eligible
residents
can call
313-230-0505
to
schedule
their
appointment
for the
TCF
Center
or any
of the
four
Senior
Saturdays
locations.
The
City of
Detroit
is
expanding
its
delivery
of the
COVID-19
vaccine
to
eligible
Detroiters
(seniors
ages 60
and
older
with
chronic
health
conditions,
and
those
ages 65
and
older)
with the
addition
of two
new
Senior
Saturday
locations
starting
this
weekend.
The
vaccinations
will
take
place
from 9
a.m. - 1
p.m. at
all four
locations.
•
Grace
Community
Church
at 21001
Moross
Road.
2/27,
3/6,
3/13 and
3/20
(New)
• Kemeny
Recreation
Center
at 2260
S. Fort
Street.
2/27,
3/6,
3/13 and
3/20
(New)
•
Fellowship
Chapel
at 7707
W. Outer
Drive.
2/27 and
3/6
•
Second
Ebenezer
Church
at 14601
Dequindre.
2/27 and
3/6
Up
to 500
doses of
the
vaccine
will be
available
at both
of the
new
locations
for the
next
four
Saturdays,
as well
as at
the
original
Senior
Saturday
locations
of
Second
Ebenezer
and
Fellowship
Chapel,
which
will be
held
again on
February
27 and
March 6.
The
added
locations
will
double
the
City’s
Senior
Saturday
outreach
to 2,000
doses
each
weekend.
Additional
outreach
Senior
Saturday
clinics
are one
component
of the
City’s
plan to
vaccinate
as many
eligible
Detroiters
as
quickly
as
possible,
which
includes
Health
Department
community
outreach
clinics
to those
living
in
congregate
settings,
such as
senior
apartments,
homeless
shelters,
and
adult
foster
care
facilities.
In
addition,
the
Health
Department
is
working
with
trusted
community
partners
to bring
mobile
vaccination
clinics
to
Pop-Up
sites,
delivering
the
vaccine
to up to
200
eligible
Detroiters
at
locations
across
the city
on an
ad-hoc
basis,
targeting
those
zip
codes
with
high
positivity
test
rates
for
COVID-19
and a
high
population
of
seniors
ages 65
and
older.
$2
rides
available
The
City
continues
to
schedule
appointments
for
vaccinations
at TCF
Center,
and is
providing
rides to
TCF for
just $2
to
Detroiters
who need
transportation.
Rides
must be
scheduled
at least
24 hours
in
advance
of an
appointment.
If a
wheelchair
accessible
vehicle
is
required,
one will
be
provided.
Eligible
Detroiters
can book
an
appointment
by
calling
313-230-0505.
The
full
list of
eligible
individuals
who can
schedule
appointments
at TCF
now
includes:
•
NEW:
Good
Neighbors
age 55
or
older,
regardless
of
residency,
if they
drive an
eligible
Detroiter
age 60
or older
with a
chronic
health
condition
to TCF
and have
scheduled
an
appointment
at the
same
time.
Good
neighbors
may also
drive
any
Detroiter
65 or
older to
their
appointments
at the
TCF
Center.
•
Detroit
residents
who are
60 or
older
with
chronic
health
conditions
• Any
Detroit
resident
age 65
or older
• Food
service
workers,
including
grocery
store,
restaurant,
meat
packing
and food
and
beverage
handling
employees
living
or
working
in
Detroit
•
Security
guards
and
janitors
living
or
working
in
Detroit
• K-12
teachers
and
support
staff
and day
care
workers
• U.S.
Post
Office
employees
who live
or work
in
Detroit
•
Employees
of the
City of
Detroit
or
City-related
agencies
who are
working
from
their
regular
job site
(Employees
working
from
home are
not
eligible
at this
time
• State
and
Federal
law
enforcement
working
in
Detroit
•
Members
of the
clergy
interacting
with
members
of their
congregation
•
Funeral
home/mortuary
employees
working
in
Detroit
• Paid
and
unpaid
persons
in
health
care
settings
who have
the
potential
for
direct
or
indirect
exposure
to
patients
or
infectious
materials
working
in
Detroit
•
Members
of the
city’s
disabled
community
• Home
health
care
workers
living
in
Detroit
Scheduling
details
Vaccinations
will be
administered
by
appointment
only.
Workers
and
residents
will not
be
vaccinated
without
having
first
made an
appointment.
Individuals
must
call
313-230-0505
to
schedule.
Grocery
store
and
security
guard
employees
scheduling
appointments
will be
required
to
provide
their
name,
residence
address
and age.
For
greater
efficiency
and
convenience,
the city
is
recommending
that
when
possible,
eligible
members
of the
same
family
or
neighbors
schedule
jointly
and
arrive
in the
same
vehicle.
Group B
essential
workers
will be
required
to
provide
the name
of their
employer
and
their
most
recent
pay stub
to
verify
their
eligibility.
Second
vaccination
required
When
they
schedule
their
appointment,
individuals
will be
provided
TWO
appointment
dates,
one for
the
first
dose and
another
for the
required
second
dose.
Call
center
staff
will
contact
each
scheduled
person
prior to
their
second
appointment
to
remind
them.
Individuals
also
will be
provided
specific
instructions
on when
and
where to
arrive
to the
TCF
Center,
where
they
will be
required
to fill
out a
basic
consent
form.
After
receiving
their
vaccination,
individuals
will be
required
to
remain
in their
vehicles
inside
the TCF
garage
for a
period
of
approximately
15
minutes
to make
sure
they are
not
experiencing
any side
effects.
Medical
staff
will be
on hand
to
assist
any who
may
experience
any side
effects.
Appointments
should
last
approximately
one hour
once the
person
enters
the TCF
garage.
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