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Roll up your sleeves, fellow kids. It's your turn at the city's Covid vaccination sites.
Mayor Mike Duggan (File photo)
The city of Detroit will start vaccinating teens 12-15 today, following Monday's emergency authorization by the Food and Drug Administration of the two-dose Pfizer shot.
(Detroit Mayor Mike) Duggan said hours before the CDC gave its OK that the city was prepared to distribute vaccines to kids age 12 to 15 who are accompanied by a parent or guardian starting Thursday.
The parent or guardian will have to show identification and sign a written consent form. The "good neighbor" incentives do not qualify to anyone under the age of 18, Duggan said.
... In Detroit, vaccination rates lag as about 33% of residents have received one dose, according to the city's COVID-19 dashboard. That's compared to 58% of residents in outer-Wayne County, 51% in Macomb County, 62% in Oakland and Washtenaw counties. Overall, 55% of the state's residents age 16 or older have at least one shot.
The vaccine will be available at all 39 of the city's locations, including TCF Center, Ford Field, walk-in clinics and various churches and neighborhood centers. A parent or guardian must accompany those under 18.
