Whitmer, Dingell tour Washtenaw County vaccine clinic, aim to increase access for vulnerable persons
Updated Apr 12, 2021;
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YPSILANTI, MI Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell at Washtenaw County’s mass vaccination clinic Monday morning to encourage Michiganders to get vaccinated to discuss efforts surrounding vaccine access and equitable distribution.
The leaders highlighted efforts made by the Washtenaw County Health Department as well as St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, which has partnered with the health department to support its vaccine clinics.
Dingell, D-Dearborn, and Whitmer were joined on the April 12 tour of Eastern Michigan University’s Convocation Center by Washtenaw County Health Officer Jimena Loveluck; Alonzo Lewis, CEO of St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor and St. Joseph Mercy Livingston hospitals, and the Rev. Larry Davis, pastor of Christian Tabernacle Baptist Church in Ypsilanti.
Anyone 16 years old or older is eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine as of Monday in Michigan.
This comes at a time when Michigan is a hotbed for COVID-19 cases. The state health department reported 8,413 new COVID-19 cases and 57 deaths Saturday, which is the highest case total since Dec. 4, 2020.
In addition, surges like the one currently happening in Michigan are a distinct possibility, in other states because of the spread of the U.K. variant of the virus, relaxing of social distancing mandates and increased mobility, according to a policy briefing from the University of Washington s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.
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Ann Arbor’s TheRide to offer shuttle services to vaccination clinics
Updated Mar 16, 2021;
Posted Mar 16, 2021
An Ann Arbor The Ride bus on Eisenhower Parkway near State Street in Ann Arbor on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019.
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WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI The Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority, TheRide, will begin transporting residents to the COVID vaccination site at Eastern Michigan University’s Convocation Center.
The service is set to begin in partnership with the Washtenaw County Health Department on Wednesday, March 17, officials announced.
Anyone with a scheduled appointment at the Washtenaw County Health Department’s vaccine site may use the services, TheRide said.