With its COVID-19 vaccination rate still lagging, the city of Detroit plans to start meeting residents where they live.The Detroit Health Department is working with the nonprofit Detroit Area Agency on Aging and Wayne Health, previously called the Wayne State University Physician Group, to give…
Detroit launches homebound COVID-19 vaccination outreach
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Detroit The city announced Wednesday a program to provide COVID-19 vaccines to residents who are homebound as part of an effort to boost vaccination rates in Detroit.
The city has estimated 40,000 homebound Detroiters unable to make it to vaccination sites due to either age or disability, Ron Taylor, president and CEO of the Detroit Area Agency on Aging, said at a press conference announcing the new initiative. This really allows us to scale up our energies, our efforts, and also our resources to serve those individuals most vulnerable in our community, he said.
Detroit Public Health Officer Denise Fair says that about 35% percent of city residents are currently vaccinated, but they are lagging behind their goal is to reach 70%.
Talking COVID-19 vaccines inside Detroit barbershops
By Josh Landon and FOX 2 Staff
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Talking COVID-19 vaccines at Detroit s barbershops, hair salons
Detroit s COVID-19 vaccine rate is the lowest in the Metro Detroit area and the question of why or why not to get one is hotly debated in places where most people feel very comfortable holding these conversations - the barbershop and hair salons.
DETROIT (FOX 2) - While Michigan resumes some sense of normalcy, the state is pushing to increase the number of people vaccinated as hesitation remains high, specifically in the African-American community, which has been greatly impacted by the COVID-19.