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City
expands
vaccine
eligibility
to
include
manufacturing
workers,
adds two
additional
Senior
Saturday
locations
•
Manufacturing
employees
living
or
working
in
Detroit
now
eligible
•
Greater
Emmanuel
COGIC
New
Providence
Baptist
added to
Senior
Saturday
lineup
for this
weekend,
bringing
total
location
to six
DETROIT
-
Thousands
of
critical
manufacturing
employees
living
or
working
in
Detroit
are now
eligible
to
receive
their
COVID
vaccine
under
another
expansion
of
access
announced
today by
Mayor
Mike
Duggan.
The
eligibility
includes
Detroit
residents
working
at
manufacturing
plants
in the
city or
the
suburbs,
as well
as
suburban
residents
employed
at
manufacturers
located
inside
Detroit.
The
largest
manufacturing
employers
inside
Detroit,
for
example
include
the
Stellantis-FCA’s
Jefferson
North
Assembly
Plant
and new
Mack
Avenue
Assembly
plant,
as well
as
employees
at Ford
supplier
Flex-N-Gate
and FCA
supplier
Dakkota,
among
others.
“Manufacturing
requires
large
numbers
of
employees
to work
in
relatively
close
proximity
to each
other
day
after
day, so
we felt
it was
important
to
prioritize
them as
a group
to
protect
them,
the
public
and our
economy,”
Mayor
Duggan
said.
The
Mayor
said
that all
employees
at the
JNAP and
Mack
Jeep
plants
will be
vaccinated
on site
in a
partnership
between
Stellantis
and
Ascension
Health.
The
company
will be
contacting
employees
at the
Jeep
plant
directly
to
schedule
their
appointments.
Any
other
large
manufacturer
located
in the
City of
Detroit
who
would
like to
on site
vaccinations
should
contact
their
liaison
at
Detroit
at Work.
All
other
eligible
manufacturing
employees
can
schedule
their
appointments
at TCF
by
calling
313-230-0505.
Employees
will
need to
show
proof of
employment
(pay
stub,
company
ID) when
they
arrive
at TCF
on the
day of
appointment.
Senior
Saturdays
expands
again
The
City of
Detroit
is
expanding
its
delivery
of the
COVID-19
vaccine
to
eligible
Detroiters
(seniors
ages 60
and
older
with
chronic
conditions,
and
those
ages 65
and
older)
with the
addition
of two
new
Senior
Saturday
locations
starting
this
weekend.
The
complete
list of
locations
and
dates
is:
1. (NEW)
Greater
Emmanuel
COGIC at
19190
Schaefer,
3/6,
3/13,
3/20,
3/27
2. (NEW)
New
Providence
Baptist
at 18211
Plymouth,
3/6,
3/13,
3/20,
3/27
3. Grace
Community
Church
at 21001
Moross
Road.
3/6,
3/13 and
3/20
4.
Kemeny
Recreation
Center
at 2260
S. Fort
Street.
3/6,
3/13 and
3/20
5.
Fellowship
Chapel
at 7707
W. Outer
Drive.
3/6
(second
doses
begin
3/13)
6.
Second
Ebenezer
Church
at 14601
Dequindre.
3/6
(second
doses
begin
3/13)
The
time for
each
Senior
Saturday
location
is 9 AM
until 1
PM,
except
Fellowship
Chapel,
which
will run
from 9
AM until
2 PM,
due to
higher
demand.
Up to
500
doses of
the
vaccine
will be
available
at each
location
each
day. The
added
locations
will
increase
the
City’s
Senior
Saturday
outreach
to up to
3,000
doses
each
weekend.
City
posts
vaccination
race
data on
public
dashboard
Chief
Public
Health
Director
Denise
Fair,
also
announced
that the
city’s
public
vaccination
dashboard
has been
expanded
to
include
the race
of those
receiving
vaccinations
at the
TCF
Center
and
through
Health
Department
Outreach
programs.
As of
today,
nearly
82% of
Detroit
residents
that
have
been
vaccinated
are
African
American,
while
15% are
white
and 3%
other
races.
The
numbers,
which
are
based on
the 70%
of
patients
who
voluntarily
provided
their
race,
closely
align
with
census
data,
which
means
black
Detroiters
are
being
vaccinated
at a
rate
equal to
their
percentage
of the
overall
population
in the
city,
Fair
said.
“This
shows
that our
strategies
have
been
working
and that
black
and
brown
Detroiters
have
equitable
access
to the
vaccine,”
Fair
said.
“That is
something
we are
very
proud
of.”
When
looking
at the
race of
all
people
vaccinated
through
doses
received
by the
city,
which
includes
grocery
workers,
first
responders,
health
care
providers,
teachers
and
other
front
line
workers
in
Detroit,
regardless
of
residency,
63% are
black,
while
31% are
white
and 6%
are
other
races.
$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:
•
Manufacturing
employees
living
or
working
in
Detroit
• Good
Neighbors
age 55
or
older,
regardless
of
residency,
if they
drive an
eligible
Detroiter
age 60
or older
to TCF
and have
scheduled
an
appointment
at the
same
time.
• Food
Service
Workers,
including
grocery
store,
restaurant,
meat
packing
and food
and
beverage
handling
employees
living
or
working
in
Detroit
(NEW)
•
Security
guards
and
janitors
living
or
working
in
Detroit
(NEW)
• Any
resident
of the
City of
Detroit
who is
age 65
or older
(born in
1955 or
before)
• K-12
teachers
and
support
staff
and day
care
workers
• 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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