Detroit is rescheduling vaccination appointments for some members of the public and switching from Pfizer's vaccine to Moderna's amid a shortage. Michigan got 50,000 fewer Pfizer vaccines this week than expected, leaving local governments short on supplies. Wayne County's and Detroit's health…
Five rows of cars queued up five deep inside the parking garage of Detroit s TCF Center Wednesday morning. The senior citizens inside those vehicles got COVID-19 shots as the city launched its first mass drive-up vaccine clinic.
Helen Monroe, 84, of Detroit rode shotgun in the blue Jeep Compass driven by her goddaughter, Gayle Hill, and got her vaccine about 10 a.m. So did Hill s mother, Barbara Hill, 82.
The process, Monroe said, went smoothly. I just hope this is going to help us get through this, she said. People are not listening to the recommendations and cases are the highest in this country than anywhere in the world.
Covid shots are more precious than PlayStation 5. Demand far exceeds supply. Detroit s just-opened appointment hotline for residents age 75 or older, plus essential workers, was overwhelmed by extremely high volumes, the city says. Operators working for Rock Connections, a branch of Quicken Loans, are filling 20,000 drive-through vaccine appointments through Feb. 5 at TCF Center garage. Phone lines were jammed by 100,000 calls in four hours Monday, though most were from ineligible people. Many callers are too young or not in qualified jobs, says Hakim Berry, the city s chief operating officer. We do not have the capacity to answer questions from people under 75 or non-Detroiters about vaccinations in general, he says in an early afternoon statement. If you are not eligible to book the vaccine, please do not tie up the call lines.
Detroit appointment center overloaded as 100,000 callers seek vaccine
Vaccinations will take place starting Wednesday for some Detroiters
City gets at least five times more calls than it has appointment slots available, but not all callers meet requirements for vaccine
City of Detroit
Detroit Department of Transportation bus drivers got vaccinated against COVID-19 starting Friday as the city ramps up its vaccination efforts.
The city of Detroit opened a call center Monday morning to get 20,000 vaccine appointments made for senior citizens and essential workers, but just four hours in it had received five times as many calls as it has bookings available.
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