Oakland County offers $50 gift card to residents who receive vaccine before July 4

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(WWJ) -- Oakland County is offering a $50 gift card to people who get vaccinated between now and July fourth.

The focus is on teens and young adults as the county pushes to get 70% of the population vaccinated.

The Health Department says just over 700K residents who are 16 and older have received the coronavirus vaccine to this point.

In order to collect the $50 gift card, residents have to go to a clinic and get their vaccine and then fill out a survey on the county's vaccine website.

Visit OaklandCountyVaccine.com to locate a Health Division vaccine clinic.

Those who do not have access to the internet may call the Nurse on Call at 800-848-5533 Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. for more information.

Progress vaccinating Oakland County residents, according to the State of Michigan COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard as of June 22, 2021:

Total eligible residents 16 and older: 1,029,737

Number of residents 16 and older who have received first dose: 701,444

Number of residents 16 and older who have completed vaccination: 644,275

Vaccine coverage for residents 16 and older: 68.1%

Total eligible residents 12 and older: 1,091,389

Number of residents 12 and older who have received first dose: 725,591

Number of residents 12 years and older who have completed vaccination: 661,950

Vaccine coverage for residents 12 and older: 66.5%

Total eligible senior residents 65 and older: 217,676

Number of senior residents who have received first dose: 182,021

Number of senior residents who have completed vaccination: 173,454

Vaccine coverage for senior residents: 83.6%

Total doses distributed within Oakland County: 1,321,255

Total doses administered within Oakland County: 1,345,200

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