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Health department holding clinics to vaccinate indigenous residents
SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) Thousands of indigenous residents in mid-Michigan have gotten a COVID-19 vaccine due to a partnership between the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe and Central Michigan District Health Department.
Ever Tuesday and Thursday since mid-January the health department has held vaccination clinics at the Soaring Eagle Casino. So far, they have held 10 clinic and gotten 2,823 vaccines administered.
“We very much appreciate our healthcare workers and all others who are on the front lines through these challenging times,” said Mike Bean CEO for Saginaw Chippewa Gaming Enterprises.
The health department plans to continue the clinics indefinitely and continue to administer 330 vaccinations at each clinic.
CADILLAC â More people than ever are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in local counties.
District Health Department No. 10 recently announced that people age 50 and up would be able to get the vaccine in a special clinic this Friday.
But the priority still remains getting to the most vulnerable first.
DHD No. 10 provided an explainer on this week s vaccine clinics, noting that schedulers reach out to the waiting list as soon as the department learns how many vaccines they ll get the next week. Healthcare workers and people 65+ are contacted first (through phone, email or text message). If the department can t reach them, schedulers move farther down the priority list.
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