DETROIT (WWJ) -- Detroit residents who are physically unable to reach a COVID vaccination clinic can now get a house-call
As of Monday, June 14, the city will reach out to Detroiters who are too ill or have physical limitations that prevent them from getting to a clinic to get their shot.
WWJ’s Ron Dewey reports that Detroit is using a state database to directly contact homebound seniors and other residents to make an appointment for one of the city’s 150 vaccination teams to come out and administer the vaccine.
Any family members who are also living in the home can also receive their shot at that time.
The vaccination team members will be wearing uniforms and provide photo ID in order to avoid mistaken identity.
At present, only 36.2% of Detroit residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, lagging 25% behind other areas of Wayne County and the state of Michigan.
"In Detroit, we have built a vaccination strategy that meets people where they are, specifically in the neighborhoods, at parks and other gathering sites, to reach as many people as we can," Chief Public Health Officer Denise Fair said in a statement.
The homebound vaccination plan is expected to run through November or early December.
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