Oakland County installs 10 freezers after FDA clears Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
Oakland County receives specialized freezers to store COVID-19 vaccines authorized for emergency use.
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The Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use Dec. 11, paving the way for an initial shipment of about 2.9 million doses of the vaccine to be distributed in the U.S. over the next week.
While not an FDA approval, the emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine “holds the promise to alter the course of this pandemic in the United States,” according to Dr. Peter Marks, the director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research..
Metro Detroit COVID vaccine rollout plans: Follow updates here
Health departments, hospitals plan for vaccine distribution to begin this week
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The doses are being delivered to places that are capable of storing them at extremely low temperatures 48 hospitals and 12 different health departments.
Here we have a running list of COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans from Metro Detroit health departments and hospitals:
Health departments
Wayne County:
The Wayne County Health Department is holding a virtual news conference at 11 a.m. Monday. They plan to share what they know about the COVID-19 vaccines and the county’s distribution plan. You can watch that right here on ClickOnDetroit.
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Pontiac, Michigan – Tuesday, Dec. 8, Oakland County leaders launched an updated public education campaign to encourage residents to remain vigilant about following health and safety measures that control the spread of COVID-19 as they wait for a vaccine to arrive.
The goal of the effort, entitled The Only Way To Beat It Is To Face It, is to spread a message of hope amid the recent virus surge while highlighting the importance of continuing to follow guidelines to help keep fellow residents healthy and save lives, said Oakland County Executive David Coulter. Watch the press conference video here. Hope is on the horizon with a vaccine but until then it is only our actions that keep us safe, slow the spread of the virus, protect our health care workers and keep people alive, Coulter said. We re all in this together, and the campaign strives to rally everyone behind the practical steps we must continue to take.