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Mayor
expands
access
to TCF
vaccinations
to
Detroiters
age 68+,
members
of
Clergy
and
funeral
home
workers
• Mayor
lowers
age
eligibility
for
Detroit
residents
to 68,
“Good
Neighbor”
drivers
65 years
or older
still
eligible.
•
Members
of
Clergy
interacting
with
congregants
also
eligible
• Mayor
also
opens
vaccine
access
to
funeral
home/mortuary
employees
•
Vaccine
Dashboard
now
online
at
www.detroitmi.gov
DETROIT
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Initially,
testing
for
residents
was
limited
to those
age 75
or
older.
However,
the
current
call
volume
for
scheduling
requests
is
allowing
the
Mayor to
lower
the
threshold
to those
68 years
of age
or
older.
Any
“good
neighbor”
age 65
or
older,
regardless
of
residency,
is still
eligible
if they
drive a
Detroiter
age 68
or older
to TCF
for
their
vaccination.
“Just as
we did
with our
COVID
testing,
we are
going to
expand
access
to
vaccinations
every
chance
we get
until we
are able
to allow
any
Detroiter
who
wants a
vaccination
to get
one,”
Mayor
Duggan
said
Duggan
also
added
that he
was
pleased
to hear
that
President-elect
Joe
Biden
commit
to
speeding
up the
distribution
of
vaccines
and
providing
support
to
cities
to
establish
mass
vaccination
sites,
such as
Detroit’s
TCF
center.
“At
last, we
are
seeing a
true
national
strategy
to deal
with
this
10-month
old
COVID
crisis.
President-elect
Biden’s
plan he
announced
today
would
dramatically
speed up
vaccinations
in the
city of
Detroit
and
across
the
country.
I hope
Congress
moves
quickly
on this
proposal
so we
can put
this
virus
behind
us,”
Mayor
Duggan
said.
Public
Dashboard
unveiled
As
of
today,
the city
has
scheduled
received
10,850
vaccine
doses
and as
of the
end of
the day
Wednesday
had
administered
82.6% or
them, or
8.959.
That
includes
more
than
2,300
residents
over the
age of
70 and
“Good
Neighbor”
drivers,
1,900
health
care
providers,
1,500
teachers
and
school
staff,
among
other
eligible
individuals.
Daily
updated
numbers
are now
available
on a
public
dashboard
accessible
at
www.detroitmi.gov.
How to
schedule
an
appointment
Eligible
residents
can call
313-230-0505
between
9AM and
8PM,
Monday-Friday
to make
an
appointment.
As of
yesterday,
the
average
wait
time for
callers
who made
it
through
the
initial
prompts
to
determine
their
eligibility
was
about 15
minutes.
Detailed
information
on the
TCF
testing
site is
available
at
www.detroitmi.gov.
As
additional
independent
vaccination
sites at
pharmacies
and
elsewhere
come
online
in the
city, a
map of
locations
will be
added to
the
website.
Scheduling
details
Vaccinations
will be
administered
by
appointment
only.
Workers
and
residents
will not
be
vaccinated
without
having
first
made an
appointment.
Individuals
calling
the
scheduling
number
at
313-230-0505.
Senior
Citizens
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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