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Detroit
residents
65 or
older
may now
begin
scheduling
appointments
at the
TCF
Center
The
following
groups
can
schedule
an
appointment
by
calling
313-230-0505
Monday-Friday
from 9
am until
6 pm:
• Biden
&
Whitmer
Administrations
pledge
15,000
first
doses
per
week, up
from
5,100
• Any
Detroiter
age 65
or older
now can
start
scheduling
appointments
at
313-230-0505
• Health
Department
also
expands
efforts
to
vaccinate
vulnerable
populations
at
senior
buildings
and
homeless
shelters
•
Vaccine
Dashboard
now
online
at
www.detroitmi.gov
DETROIT
- Moving
forward,
any
Detroit
resident
age 65
or older
can call
to
schedule
an
appointment
to
receive
the
COVID-19
vaccine
at the
TCF
Center,
Mayor
Mike
Duggan
announced
today.
The full
list of
eligible
individuals
now
includes:
•
Any
resident
of the
City of
Detroit
who is
age 65
or older
(Updated)
o
That
means
anyone
born in
1955 or
earlier
• 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
• (NEW)
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
Since
Monday,
the city
has
scheduled
nearly
6,000 of
the
20,000
appointments
the
Mayor
announced
would be
available
over the
next
four
weeks.
Yesterday,
the
first
400
residents
were
vaccinated.
Today,
that
number
increases
to 600
and will
be up to
1,000
per day
by next
week.
(Photo
by HB
Meeks/Tell
Us USA
News
Network)
Initially,
access
to
vaccinations
in
Detroit
for
residents
was
limited
to those
ages 75
or
older.
However,
the
current
call
volume
for
scheduling
requests
is
allowing
the
Mayor to
lower
the
threshold
for a
third
time to
those 65
years of
age or
older,
which is
the
youngest
possible
under
the
current
state
guidelines.
“I am
deeply
appreciative
to Gov.
Whitmer’s
and
President
Biden’s
administration
for
committing
to a
near
tripling
of our
vaccine
shipments,”
Mayor
Duggan
said.
“We
currently
have
10,000
Detroiters
scheduled
over the
next
four
weeks
and
these
extra
doses
will
allow us
to open
up
appointments
to
thousands
more who
have
been
waiting
for the
opportunity
to be
vaccinated.”
Health
Department
expands
on-site
vaccinations
Part
of the
city’s
additional
allotment
will be
used to
expand
the
Health
Department’s
efforts
to
vaccinate
the
city’s
most
vulnerable
populations
by
visiting
homeless
shelters
and
senior
citizen
buildings.
Currently,
the
city’s
allotment
of
vaccines
has
allowed
Health
Department
staff to
visit
two
facilities
per day
to
vaccinate
about
560
people
per
week.
With the
increased
allotment,
the
Health
Department
will be
able to
visit
three to
four
facilities
per day
(depending
on size)
and
vaccinate
up to
1,000
residents
and
staff
per
week.
The
Health
Department
also
will
start
visiting
other
congregate
settings
operated
by the
Detroit
Wayne
Integrated
Health
Network
(DWIHN),
such as
mental
health
facilities,
substance
abuse
recovery
centers
and
other
supportive
housing
units.
Public
Dashboard
tracks
doses,
vaccinations
As
of
today,
the city
has
scheduled
received
18,450
vaccine
doses
and as
of the
end of
the day
Wednesday
had
administered
80.9% or
them, or
14.933.
That
includes
more
than
5,700
residents
over the
age of
68 and
“Good
Neighbor”
drivers,
2,000
health
care
providers,
2,000
first
responders,
2,500
teachers
and
school
staff,
and
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
6PM,
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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