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Now that kids ages 12-15 can get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, here s where you can go to get them immunized in Michigan.
Keep in mind that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is the only type authorized so far for use in people younger than 18 in the United States, and a parent or guardian must be present when kids get their shots.
Here s how to get children vaccinated:
COVID-19 vaccines at hospital clinics
ASCENSION MICHIGAN: All Ascension Michigan community vaccination clinics are now offering self-scheduling vaccine appointments and are also accepting walk-ins.
For details, go to https://healthcare.ascension.org/COVID-19/vaccinations and choose Michigan to search for appointments near you. For kids ages 12-17, select the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine when setting up an appointment, as some clinic sites may be administering vaccines other than the Pfizer-BioNTech.
Some seniors seeking vaccine left frustrated, others looking forward to seeing grandchildren
There are growing frustration among seniors in Oakland County over their ability to get appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine.
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WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (WXYZ) â It s a relief, said Marsha Starr, a senior citizen in Oakland County, about getting her second dose of the vaccine to guard against COVID-19.
And for Starr and some of her friends who went to the West Bloomfield Fire Station on Orchard Lake Road Tuesday to get their shots, they were satisfied with the vaccination process and the registration process to get their doses.
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Over the next few weeks, Oakland County public health nurses are planning to administer upwards of 1,800 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to first responders.Â
The county has not received its initial allocation. Tuesday morning, Pfizer representatives informed the county to expect its initial shipment of 1,950 doses either late this week or early next week. The health division expects to receive its second round of doses sometime after the first of the year. The Pfizer vaccine is being manufactured in and shipped across the country to hospitals and local health departments from the company s manufacturing plant in Portage, Mich.Â
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted the Pfizer vaccine emergency use authorization (EUA) last Friday with Michigan hospitals including Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor and Beaumont Health in Southfield administering the state s first doses on Monday and Tuesday to groups of frontline health workers.
Oakland County reveals COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan, expecting shipment of first doses within days theoaklandpress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theoaklandpress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.