The Detroit Three s autoworkers who live or work in Detroit can now get their COVID-19 vaccines.
That means at least 8,000 union members working for Stellantis, formerly Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, will be eligible for the shots. Most of those workers work for two Jeep plants in Detroit, others live in the city and work for other Stellantis facilities.
Also thousands more manufacturing workers, even those who work for Ford Motor Co. and General Motors, can also get the vaccine, provided they live in Detroit.
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan on Tuesday expanded vaccine availability in the city to those in manufacturing.
“Manufacturing requires large numbers of employees to work in relatively close proximity to each other day after day, Duggan said. So we felt it was important to prioritize them as a group to protect them, the public and our economy.