After the Rev. Charles Williams II got his first dose last month of the COVID-19 vaccine, some in his congregation at Historic King Solomon Baptist Church of Detroit were skeptical. People couldn t believe that I took it, said Williams, a civil rights advocate who leads the Michigan branch of the National Action Network. They thought something is going to happen to me. . A lot of folks are still concerned.
Some in his predominantly-Black church where Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. once gave noted talks, spun conspiracy theories to Williams and doubted that the vaccine was real. But he sought to reassure his congregation that the vaccine was safe and much needed, especially in areas like Detroit and African American communities that have been hit hardest by the coronavirus.
Detroit police chief James Craig, 130 officers receive first dose of COVID vaccine
Vaccine was made available to DPD Friday
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“It feels good,” Craig said. “Maybe my arm will be a little sore.”
Craig’s department was ravaged by COVID-19 in 2020. At one point, nearly 700 officers were quarantined.
The department is still mourning the COVID related deaths of Cpt. Jonathan Parnell, dispatcher Shawn Pride, chaplain Valerie Parks and reserve officer Gus Hughes.
With 2,800 people working for the Detroit Police Department, will they get the vaccine?
“I hope in doing this, it will serve to encourage men and women on the frontlines to get the vaccine,” Craig said.
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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced Thursday the city will be expanding access to the COVID-19 vaccine to the most vulnerable - seniors and people who are homeless - and repurposing the TCF Center garage as a public vaccination site.
Starting Monday, the city will begin scheduling 20,000 appointments for seniors at the TCF Center garage over the next four weeks, based on the supply of vaccines from the state, Duggan said.
The city s expansion follows Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s announcement Wednesday that the state will expand vaccinations to all Michigan residents over the age of 65, to front-line workers and teachers beginning Monday.