Emergency Medical Service workers in Oakland County next in line for COVID-19 vaccine
Photo: Oakland County
and last updated 2020-12-18 04:58:44-05
PONTIAC, Mich. (WXYZ) â The first 1,950 doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech arrived Thursday at the Oakland County Health Division.
According to the county, initial vaccinations will begin by appointment only on Friday, Dec. 18 in Waterford for emergency medical service (EMS) personnel who have indirect or direct exposure to patients and to help keep emergency response systems open and functioning in Oakland County.
âOur Health Division is ready to assist in the vaccination of Oakland County residents as we celebrate the remarkable science that got us to this turning point in defeating this dangerous pandemic,â County Executive David Coulter said. âOur priority continues to be the health and safety of all our residents and workers. We remain determined to follow science and public health, share informat
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Increasingly over the past few days, more health systems in Michigan are beginning to receive a steady flow of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine shipments and inoculation efforts have expanded across the state for front-line health care workers.
Five of McLaren Health Care s 15 hospitals on Thursday morning received UPS shipments of vaccines totaling 5,850 doses, said Barton Buxton, president and CEO of McLaren Health Management Group, who is coordinating vaccine efforts. They all came in at once. . There are no promises (of how many). You ask for doses. We asked (the state) for more than 30,000 for our 15 hospitals in the first delivery wave. We asked for the same number for the second delivery, Buxton said.
School leaders push for teachers to be among first to receive vaccine
School leaders around metro Detroit are sending out the message that they want to make sure teachers stay close to the top of the priority list as vaccine distribution continues.
By: Kim Russell
and last updated 2020-12-15 18:27:26-05
(WXYZ) â School leaders around metro Detroit are sending out the message that they want to make sure teachers stay close to the top of the priority list as vaccine distribution continues.
The state says the plan is to follow CDC guidelines. That means the first people to be vaccinated will be health care workers, EMS and long- term care facility workers. The next group includes teachers and other essential workers.