Half a dozen new vaccination clinics to open in Wayne County

DETROIT – With the announcement that six new vaccination clinics will open earlier this week, some elderly people – like Janice Coutilish, 83 – wonder if this will finally be their chance to receive the vaccine.

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“I actually talked to several ladies, particularly that each of them indicated that, you know, they are all waiting,” said Coutilish. “I think it will definitely be in everyone’s favor.”

Starting on Tuesday, the free clinics will open and will include Melvindale, Romulus, Wayne City, Canton Township and Plymouth who will pair up on a faculty along with Highland Park and Hamtramck. Elderly people should contact the faculty closest to them to schedule an appointment.

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“So far, especially in the Wayne community, everything has been located in the Detroit area with very little else,” said Coutilish. “I am hopeful that now they will spread this out a little.”

So far, Wayne County has distributed more than 36,601 vaccines. Another 13,000 are scheduled for this week alone. Coutilish just wants to go ahead and get it over with.

“We wait for an entire year. We kind of followed all the rules and kind of, you know, we’ve been patient and now everyone’s anxious, ”concluded Coutilish. “Everyone is just anxious, but I think six should help.”

Note: Remember again, these vaccines will only be for residents of specific communities.

The full list of clinics and how to apply can be found below.

Community	Vaccination site	Date and time	Registration information
Canton and Plymouth	Summit on the Park 46000 Summit Parkway Canton	February 25th to 26th 9 am-3 pm	Call 734-203-7657 The call center will be open from Monday to Wednesday, from 10 am to 4 pm
Highland Park and Hamtramck	Say Detroit Clinic Glendale Avenue 211 Highland park	February 25th. 9h-noon	Hamtramck residents: call Ruth Harlin 313-252-0050 extension 240 Highland Park residents, surname AL: call 313-688-5180 Highland Park residents, surname MZ: call 313-590-0470
Inkster	Booker T. Dozier Center 2025 Middlebelt Road Inkster	February 25 9h-noon	Call 313-563-4236 extension 2383
Melvindale	Melvindale Community Center 4300 Dearborn Street Melvindale	February 24th to 25th 9h-noon	Call 313-914-2178
Romulus	Romulus Senior Center 36525 Bibbins Street Romulus	February 23 9h-noon	Call 734-955-4120
City of wayne	Hype Athletic Center 4635 Howe Road Wayne	February 26 9h-noon	Call 734-722-2204 or send an email to [email protected]

“Each vaccinated resident brings us closer to ending the pandemic,” said Evans. “I also want to thank the state of Michigan for working with Wayne County to ensure that we have more doses to vaccinate our seniors more quickly. The vaccine delivery process is limited by the vaccine available – from which no one is getting enough – but Wayne County is putting vaccines in the arms as soon as we get them. “

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More information can be found on the Wayne County official website here.

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