April 8, 2021
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has announced a new state partnership with colleges and universities to help provide COVID-19 vaccinations to residents. The department has released the following:
With all Michiganders eligible to receive one of the three safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is continuing its efforts to equitability distribute and increase vaccine accessibility. This now includes vaccine allocation to universities and colleges and expanded mobile sites in communities across the state.
“Vaccinations are the best tool we have to fight COVID-19 and end this pandemic,” said Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, MDHHS chief medical executive and chief deputy for health. “We are committed to making vaccine accessibility simple and equitable, which is why we are mobilizing efforts to bring vaccines to college students, and to those who are most vulnerable or do not have access to transportation. These efforts will help us reach our goal of vaccinating at least 70% of Michiganders age 16 and up as quickly as possible.”
The mobile clinics in Detroit and Hamtramck begin Wednesday and run through April 22. Dates and locations include:
April 14: Detroit Job Corps Center, 11801 Woodrow Wilson St., Detroit; Shrine of Black Madonna, 7625 Linwood St., Detroit
April 15: Historic King Solomon Church, 6100 14th St., Detroit; Salvation Army Harbor Light, 3737 Lawton St., Detroit
April 16: Ernst T. Ford Field Rec. Center, 10 Pitkin St., Detroit; Wings of Love, 17133 John R St., Detroit
April 19: Historic Little Rock Baptist Church, 9000 Woodward, Detroit; Greater New Mount Moriah, 586 Owen St., Detroit
April 20: YPAC/YALA, 2112 Holbrook St., Hamtramck; Kabob House, 11405 Conant St., Hamtramck
April 21: Russell Street Baptist Church, 8700 Chrysler Drive, Detroit; St. Hyacinth Church, 3151 Farnsworth St., Detroit (tentative)
MDHHS partners with colleges, universities to expand COVID-19 vaccination access, expands mobile clinics
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