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(PRESIDIO, Texas) — Jorge Figueroa was willing to drive eight hours round trip. He wasn’t going on vacation or to visit a relative. Instead, he was planning to get a lifesaving shot to protect him from COVID-19 — a shot that many Americans can now conveniently access at their neighborhood pharmacy. The 54-year-old father of four has been eager to get vaccinated because he has high blood pressure, which could increase his risk of severe illness from the coronavirus. But Figueroa lives in P...

‘Pharmacy deserts’ are new front in the race to vaccinate for COVID-19 Courtesy of Linda MolinarBy SOO RIN KIM, ERIN SCHUMAKER,  MARK NICHOLS, and EVAN SIMON, ABC News (PRESIDIO, Texas) — Jorge Figueroa was willing to drive eight hours round trip. He wasn’t going on vacation or to visit a relative. Instead, he was planning to get a lifesaving shot to protect him from COVID-19 — a shot that many Americans can now conveniently access at their neighborhood pharmacy. The 54-year-old fath...

Around 70% of those getting vaccinated at God’s Path’s event were Detroit residents, according to Turner. The rest were Turner’s patients or their family members.

People age 55 and older, regardless of if they live in the city or not, can now get vaccinated at Detroit's TCF Center site if they act as a "good neighbor" by bringing along an older Detroiter in the same car. The drive-through mass COVID-19 vaccination center downtown can be hard to get to for…

The City of Detroit, as well as the Wayne and Macomb county health departments, are working to vaccinate more of their senior citizens, who are some of the most vulnerable to the coronavirus, by opening more clinics for them starting this week. Detroit officials announced Tuesday that two new appointment-only Senior Saturday locations for Detroiters at Grace Community Church on the east side and the Kemeny Recreation Center on the west side will open starting this weekend. The city also i...

Reply Detroit announced this week it is adding vaccination sites at Grace Community Church, 21002 Moross Rd., and Kemeny Recreation Center, 2260 S. Fort St. (Shutterstock) DETROIT — Detroit is expanding its delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine to older adults ages 60 and older with chronic conditions and people 65 and older with the addition of two new Senior Saturday locations starting Saturday. The city announced this week it is adding vaccination sites at Grace Community Church, 21002 Moross ...

Lorie Turner is using her entrepreneurial experience and 30-year nursing career to get vulnerable Detroiters on the east side vaccinated for COVID-19.The 57-year-old nurse practitioner opened a nonprofit medical clinic called God's Path Community Services in September — a life decision made…

Founder of MoGo Detroit bike-share nonprofit to exit Organization seeks new executive director Detroit-based program has expanded into nearby suburbs Lisa Nuszkowski Detroit bike-share nonprofit MoGo is seeking a new executive director as founder Lisa Nuszkowski gets ready to leave the organization. Nuszkowski announced the news in a Facebook post, which also linked to a posting for the leadership position. She declined to comment further. "It has been one of the great joys of my life to take...

The City of Detroit is redoubling its efforts make sure eligible Detroiters are able to access a COVID-19 vaccine with new initiatives to reach more senior citizens in the community and provide transportation to the TCF Center for those who need a ride to their appointment.

Detroit adds COVID vaccination sites for seniors, expands transportation options