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In the four weeks that have passed since Ford Field s mass COVID-19 vaccine clinic opened, Detroiters have gotten just 7.3% of the 124,087 shots that have been administered at the site far fewer than people who live in neighboring counties, all of which are more affluent and whiter than the city.
When Ford Field opened in late March as Michigan s first federally operated mass vaccination clinic, health officials lauded it as a way to deliver coronavirus vaccines efficiently and equitably into the arms of people living in parts of the country that have been hardest hit by the virus.
Detroit, the nation s biggest majority Black city, was devastated by the virus, especially in the first three months of the pandemic, when its residents were sickened and died at a far higher rate than other Michiganders.
Appointments are no longer needed to get a vaccine in the city of Detroit, starting Tuesday, Mayor Mike Duggan announced Monday.
The move is intended to encourage more people to get the COVID-19 shot, since vaccination rates have dropped throughout the United States, Duggan said. He suspects it is due to publicity about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause. Vaccinations are dropping everywhere, and it s unfortunate here in Detroit, because there s no city that relied less on Johnson & Johnson than Detroit 98% of our vaccines have been Moderna and Pfizer but we re being affected as well.
Inside the TCF Center, Farewell Recreation Center, the Northwest Activities Center and the Samaritan Center, walk-ins and appointments are available Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Share March 17, 2021, 1:53 PM Mayor Mike Duggan on Wednesday afternoon expanded access to Covid vaccinations, announcing at a news conference that any Detroiter 50 or older can schedule an appointment at TCF Center. Until now, residents in that age group needed to also have a chronic medical condition to be eligible. Appointments for free shots can be made at (313) 230-0505. Duggan said this probably is the last gradual expansion before April 5, when the state opens vaccine eligibility to anyone over 16. Thirty thousand vaccinations have been given this week, the mayor said, touting the success of the city s program for residents and workers. In a couple weeks, we ll be doing 40,000 a week.