Detroit going door-to-door to promote neighborhood COVID-19 vaccination sites; Ford Field opens to walk-ins
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The city of Detroit has opened a half-dozen neighborhood walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinics, including Samaritan Center at 5555 Conner.
The city of Detroit hopes to increase COVID-19 vaccination numbers by sending teams door-to-door throughout neighborhoods to promote walk-in sites.
Detroit Health Department teams began fanning out Saturday and on Monday started ramping up efforts in six neighborhoods surrounding recreation centers, a community resource center and a church where vaccinations are being provided.
So far, canvassers have knocked on 4,936 doors through Monday, according to the city.
City of Detroit to launch door-knocking campaign to encourage walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations
Mary OConnell
and last updated 2021-05-04 15:48:04-04
DETROIT (WXYZ) â The City of Detroit will begin knocking on doors to encourage residents to get vaccinated at area walk-in locations.
The campaign will begin on Monday, May 3. Door-knocking will take place in neighborhoods around six vaccination sites.
âWe are knocking on doors because we want to get the word about our walk-in locations and make it easy for everyone to take advantage of these life-saving vaccines,â said Denise Fair, Chief Public Health Officer.
The six walk-in vaccination sites include:
The
Wayne County Public Health Division is offering walk-up vaccines from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at four locations:
Wayne County Community College District s Downriver Campus, 21000 Northline Road, Taylor
Schoolcraft College s VisTaTech Center, 18600 Haggerty Road, Livonia
Wayne County Community College District s Ted Scott Campus, 9555 Haggerty Road, Belleville
Flat Rock Community Center, 1 Maguire St., Flat Rock
Meijer said pharmacies at each of its stores will have at least 100 doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for walk-ups on a first-come, first-serve basis. Appointments also can be made by texting the word COVID to 75049, by going online to clinic.meijer.com or calling the local pharmacy.
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Washington U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence has organized a mass COVID-19 vaccination week targeting the African American community that she modeled on Election Day voting drives.
The Southfield Democrat s effort is part of a broader Congressional Black Caucus initiative that aims to raise awareness and boost access, offering free vaccinations with walk-up shots in various neighborhoods in her district, which includes Detroit and parts of Wayne and Oakland counties.
The drive runs Saturday through May 8, which is Mother s Day weekend.
“The safe, effective COVID-19 vaccine is the ultimate tool to keep Americans and their families safe from the coronavirus. I’m proud to spearhead this campaign to GOTV Get Out The Vaccine, Lawrence said.