Health Division to hold 16 clinics this week
Sixteen COVID-19 vaccine clinics — by appointment only — will be conducted by the Oakland County Health Division from Tuesday, March 23 through Monday, March 29. The clinics will be held in Holly, Madison Heights, Novi, Pontiac, Rochester, Southfield, Waterford and West Bloomfield.
The county received 26,400 doses of COVID vaccine from the state this week which includes 2,340 Pfizer doses from FEMA. The allotment is up from 22,760 doses received last week.
The Health Division will administer the FEMA doses, provided as part of the establishment of Ford Field as a regional vaccination site, in Waterford and Pontiac to residents who live in areas with a higher Social Vulnerability Index.
The Health Division will also administer COVID-19 vaccine at four long-term care centers. To date, 30 long-term care centers have received a first and second doses of vaccine. The county also is redistributing vaccine to 28 providers this week.
The county is receiving 3,000 doses of Moderna with the balance from Pfizer. No Johnson & Johnson vaccine has been received.
To register with the county for a vaccination spot go to OaklandCountyVaccine.com.
Vaccination progress in Oakland County according to Michigan’s COVID-19 vaccine dashboard:
• Total eligible residents: 1,029,737
• Number of residents who have received first dose: 310,684
• Number of residents who have completed vaccination: 172,904
• Vaccine coverage: 30.2%
• Total eligible senior residents 65 and older: 217,676
• Number of senior residents who have received first dose: 143,738
• Number of senior residents who have completed vaccination: 87,847
• Vaccine coverage for senior residents: 66.0%
Distributed/administered
• Total doses distributed by state within Oakland County: 468,015
• Total doses administered within Oakland County: 480,466