Ford Field vaccine clinics early registration open
In first 24 hours, over 35K register; Clinics to begin on March 24
In the first 24 hours, more than 35,000 people registered by Meijer for the Ford Field COVID-19 vaccination clinics that begin on March 24.
The registration process opened after 4 p.m. on Monday and immediately had an extremely high volume.
The Ford Field clinics will run from 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. seven days a week for eight weeks. It’s expected they will vaccinate about 5,000 people per day.
There are three ways to register: text EndCovid to 75049 and select Ford Field as the location; visiting clinic.meijer.com/register/CL2021 or call the MDHHS COVID-19 Hotline at 888-5356136 (press 1).
Invitations to the vaccine clinics will be sent directly to registrants later this week. Meijer plans to focus on sending those invitations to individuals based on the Social Vulnerability Index to vaccinate those most vulnerable in Detroit, which is the hardest hit city in Michigan, as well
as in Wayne, Macomb and Oakland counties.
“Our stores and pharmacies have played a pivotal role throughout the pandemic – helping customers at the store, building an online vaccine registry and administering more than 201,000 doses to Michiganders so far,” Meijer President & CEO Rick Keyes said. “I couldn’t be prouder of our quick response, but the work isn’t done. We’re excited to bring that technology – and our expert teams – to Ford Field to support the State of Michigan and FEMA in this critical endeavor.”
Meijer will also manage the check-in process for those receiving vaccines at Ford Field, provide onsite pharmacists for clinical review, and vaccine security and stability, deploy IT development teams and infrastructure, coordinate data submission to the Michigan Care Improvement Registry and preserve the patient’s immunization record.
The retailer’s goal is to register, schedule and submit the data for 5,000 vaccinations per day.
Since launching its registry in January, Meijer has registered more than 1.7 million people for the vaccine across the Midwest.
Earlier this year, Meijer was named a federal retail pharmacy partner in the state of Michigan and has since been named as a partner in the states of Indiana, Wisconsin and Ohio. To date, the retailer has conducted more than 2,060 clinics large and small, administering 309,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Meijer will also manage the checkin process for those receiving vaccines at Ford Field, provide onsite pharmacists for clinical review, and vaccine security and stability, deploy IT development teams and infrastructure, coordinate data submission to the Michigan Care Improvement Registry and preserve the patient’s immunization record.