|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
| |
City
opens
scheduling
for 3rd
dose
Pfizer &
Moderna
vaccinations
Detroit
residents
with
compromised
immune
systems
can call
313-230-0505
today to
schedule
appointments
beginning
Tuesday
3rd
Doses
will be
offered
at TCF
drive-thru
only
with a
scheduled
appointment
1st and
2nd
doses
available
at 7
locations
in the
city
without
an
appointment
DETROIT
-
Detroiters
who have
been
fully
vaccinated
for at
least
six
months
and have
compromised
immune
systems
can now
call to
schedule
a 3rd
dose to
maintain
their
highest
level of
immunity
from
COVID-19,
Mayor
Mike
Duggan
announced
today.
The move
comes
just
three
days
after
the CDC
approved
Pfizer
and
Moderna
for 3rd
doses
for
those
with
immune
issues.
Initially,
the 3rd
shots
will be
available
starting
Tuesday
only at
the TCF
Center
drive
through
with a
schedule
appointment,
which
can be
made by
calling
313-230-0505.
Detroiters
who
believe
their
immune
system
to be
less
than
optimal
are
encouraged
to call
starting
today to
schedule
their
appointment.
As the
Delta
variant
ravages
southern
states
like
Florida,
Louisiana
and
Texas
and
moves
north,
the
Mayor
and
Chief
Public
Health
Officer
Denise
Fair
moved
swiftly
to offer
the 3rd
shots.
Hospitals
in these
and
other
southern
states
are
reporting
inundated
ICUs and
alarming
rates of
infections
and
hospitalizations
among
children.
“What we
are
seeing
in
Florida
and
other
southern
states
today is
what is
headed
our
way,”
said
Mayor
Duggan.
“As they
have
since
the
beginning
of the
pandemic,
Detroiters
are
going to
have the
fastest
and most
convenient
access
to the
vaccine
SO they
can
remain
protected.
Just as
we did
before,
we will
expand
access
as
quickly
as the
CDC and
State
allow.”
Same
familiar
process
Scheduling
an
appointment
is the
same
easy
process
it has
been
since
the
beginning
of the
vaccination
process.
Residents
will
call
313-230-0505
and be
asked
four
simple
questions
before
scheduling
their
appointment:
Are you
a
Detroit
resident?
Is your
immune
system
limited
or
compromised?
Did you
receive
Pfizer
or
Moderna?
When was
your
second
vaccination
shot?
Residents
will
then be
given
their
appointment
date and
they
will
come to
the TCF
drive
through
site to
receive
their
3rd
shot.
Each
person
receiving
his or
her shot
should
bring
their
vaccination
card
with
them so
it can
be
updated
to
reflect
the 3rd
dose.
Good
Neighbors
still
welcome
Anyone
who
drives a
Detroit
resident
to
receive
their
3rd dose
is also
eligible
to
receive
a $50
gift
card if
they
register
as the
person’s
Good
Neighbor
at the
time the
appointment
is made.
Good
Neighbors
also can
still
receive
cards if
they
bring a
Detroit
resident
to their
first
dose and
have
scheduled
in
advance.
Good
Neighbors
can call
313-230-0505
to
register
and they
will
need to
have the
information
of the
person
they
will be
driving
to their
appointment.
Cards
can be
used
like any
credit
card and
will not
be
replaced
if lost.
City
encourages
1st and
2nd dose
vaccinations,
too
City
Health
Officials
have
made
first
and
second
dose
vaccines
as
accessible
as any
place in
the
country,
offering
neighborhood
based
locations,
$2
rides,
pop up
locations,
a mobile
unit and
now
home-based
vaccinations
for any
Detroiter
who
wants
one.
With the
city’s
vaccination
coverage
rate
still
just
over
40%,
that
leaves
all
Detroiters
vulnerable
to the
Delta
variant,
according
to the
city’s
top
public
health
officer.
“The
simple
fact is
that if
more
people
were
vaccinated,
we would
not be
at as
great a
risk,”
said
Chief
Public
Health
Officer
Denise
Fair.
“It’s
because
of the
unvaccinated
that
vaccinated
Detroiters
need to
be
concerned
and take
every
precaution
they
can.
That
includes
getting
a 3rd
dose if
they are
eligible
and
wearing
masks
while
indoors.”
The city
currently
has 10
locations
where
Detroiters
can get
their
1st and
2nd
doses of
the
vaccine.
Those
are:
Fast
convenient
testing
also
available
Free
drive-through
COVID-19
tests
are
available
at the
Joseph
Walker
Williams
Community
Center,
8431
Rosa
Parks
Blvd.,
open
Monday -
Friday,
9 a.m. –
5 p.m.
for
Detroiters
and
residents
of
Wayne,
Macomb
and
Oakland.
No
appointment
necessary.
Advertise With Us:
Certified Minority Business Enterprise
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I
HI TECH NEWS
I
SPORTS
I
