LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — With all Michiganders eligible to receive one of the three COVID-19 vaccines, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is upping it’s game.
The department is set to partner with universities and colleges while expanding mobile vaccination sites all in an effort to reach vulnerable populations. Nearly 16,000 Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses are being shipped to local health departments associated with 26 colleges and universities across the state.
Twenty-six colleges and universities are participating in the vaccination effort including:
Andrews University
Albion College
Central Michigan University
College for Creative Studies
University of Michigan-Detroit
Ferris State University
University of Michigan-Flint
Michigan State University
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo College
Davenport University
Calvin University
Cornerstone University
Adrian College
Northern Michigan University
Alma College
Oakland University
Lawrence Technological University
Rochester University
Grand Valley State University
Saginaw Valley State University
Eastern Michigan University
Concordia University Ann Arbor
University of Michigan
Wayne State University
Finlandia University
Starting April 14, expansion of mobile clinics in Detroit and Hamtramck will offer vaccine outreach in areas of high social vulnerability index (SVI). Workers will go into communities and help community members register for Ford Field vaccinations or participate in that day’s mobile clinic. These mobile clinics will have the capacity to vaccinate up to 500 residents per day.
Mobile Clinic locations take place at the following locations:
April 14
Detroit Job Corps Center, 11801 Woodrow Wilson St., Detroit
Shrine of Black Madonna, 7625 Linwood St., Detroit
April 15
Historic King Solomon Church, 6100 14th, Detroit
Salvation Army Harbor Light, 3737 Lawton St., Detroit
April 16
Ernst T. Ford Field Rec. Center, 10 Pitkin St., Detroit
Wings of Love, 17133 John R St., Detroit
April 19
Historic Little Rock Baptist Church, 9000 Woodward, Detroit
Greater New Mt. Moriah, 586 Owen St., Detroit
April 20
YPAC/YALA, 2112 Holbrook St., Hamtramck
Kabob House, 11405 Contant St., Hamtramck
April 21
Russell Street Baptist Church, 8700 Chrysler Dr., Detroit
Hyacinth Church, 3151 Farnsworth St., Detroit (Tentative)
April 22
New Greater Zion Hill MBC, 18891 St. Louis St., Detroit
Perfecting Church, 7616 Nevada, Detroit
To find a vaccination site in Michigan, visit the Michigan.gov/Coronavirus website.
Michigan residents seeking more information about the COVID-19 vaccine can visit Michigan.gov/COVIDvaccine. Information around this outbreak is changing rapidly. The latest information is available at Michigan.gov/Coronavirus and CDC.gov/Coronavirus.
