College-age residents targeted with COVID-19 vaccine clinics
Oakland County is targeting college-age residents with COVID-19 vaccination clinics for ages 18-24.
That age range has been hard hit in the recent surge of COVID in the state of Michigan.
The county set aside 5,000 doses of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine for the clinics. The first one took place Saturday at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. The county invited people in that age range from the Save Your Spot list on the county website.
The second will take place Tuesday, April 13, at Oakland University where the county will work with the university to send invitations to students.
Also, the Oakland County Health Division is conduct 15 COVID-19 vaccine clinics by appointment only through today in Holly, Rochester, West Bloomfield, Southfield, Hazel Park, Waterford, Pontiac, Royal Oak Township and Novi.
In addition, Ready Nursing Solutions will administer COVID-19 vaccine at 13 long-term care centers. To date, 31 long-term care centers have received first and second doses of vaccine. The county also redistributed vaccine to 40 health care providers and pharmacies last week.
The state of Michigan distributed 37,090 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Oakland County Health Division last week, including 2,340 Pfizer doses from FEMA. That is up from 30,690 the week prior.
The Health Division will administer the FEMA doses, provided as part of the establishment of Ford Field as a regional vaccination site, in Pontiac to residents who live in areas with a higher Social Vulnerability Index.
As of last week, in Oakland County of the 1,029,737 eligible residents, 416,923 have received a first dose and 242,672 have completed vaccination. Of the 217,676 eligible seniors 65 and over, 154,481 have received a first dose and 123,487 have completed vaccination.
The total doses distributed within Oakland County numbers 579,655.
All data comes from the state of Michigan COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard.
Here is the breakdown by
manufacturer, excluding the FEMA doses and the 1,170 doses redistributed by the county to 40 other providers:
MANUFACTURER Johnson & Johnson
• 1st Dose 14,300
• 2nd Dose N/A
• Total Doses 14,300
Moderna
• 1st Dose 1,800
• 2nd Dose 1,100
• Total Doses 2,900
Pfizer
• 1st Dose 7,020
• 2nd Dose 9,360
• Total Doses 16,380