Protect Michigan Commission
Weekly Newsletter
May 18, 2021
The next Protect Michigan Commission meeting is scheduled for this Friday, May 21 at 9 a.m.
PMC, SBAM, and MRLA 'Shots in Arms' Partnership
The partnership between the Protect Michigan Commission, Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) and Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association (MRLA) for the 'Shots in Arms' campaign is hosting another clinic this Thursday, May 20 from 4-8 p.m in Old Town Lansing. The first 400 Lansing-area restaurant, hospitality and retail workers who receive COVID-19 vaccinations will receive a gift card. The first event through this partnership was held in Detroit on May 14.
Mobile clinic located at the intersection of Turner St. & East Cesar E. Chavez Ave. in Lansing
- Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer shots available
- The first 400 will receive a gift card
- No appointment needed
- Parental consent required for ages 18 and under (Pfizer only)
- Need a ride? Call CATA to schedule one 517.394.2282
The partnership will be coming to additional cities in the coming weeks including Ann Arbor, Metro Detroit, Marquette, Traverse City, Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo.
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Upcoming Town Halls
Middle Eastern Town Hall
The PMC Middle Eastern Workgroup is hosting a virtual town hall discussion today, May 18 at 4 p.m. via Facebook Live, in partnership with the Arab American News.
Watch this event live on Facebook.com/TheAANews.
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Town Hall for Local Government
The PMC Local Government Workgroup is hosting a virtual discussion for local government and community leaders on May 19 at 12 p.m. via Facebook Live.
Watch the event live at Facebook.com/MichiganHHS.
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Doctors and state and national public health leaders are urging Michigan parents to get their 12- to 15-year-old children vaccinated with Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, authorized for emergency use in this age group by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
Approximately 498,000 12- to 15-year-olds in Michigan are now eligible for vaccinations, according to state census data. Parents can find a vaccination site by visiting Michigan.gov/COVIDVaccine or calling 2-1-1.
Children age 10 to 19 make up 12.6% of total cases in Michigan since March 2020, with more than 102,000 cases statewide (county-by-county breakdown of confirmed COVID-19 cases in 0 to 15-year-olds available here). There have been more than 1,300 COVID-related hospitalizations in children under the age of 18 in Michigan since August 2020.
Watch last week's event here to learn more about the adolescent COVID-19 vaccine.
Below are community vaccination clinics that PMC is involved in planning or aware of:
The Samaritan Center
The Samaritan Center is working with the City of Detroit to provide a walk-in vaccination clinic at Samaritan Center Wellness Center building located at 5555 Conner Avenue in Detroit. The clinic is open to anyone 16+ and will be administering the Pfizer vaccine.
The clinic will run Monday through Friday from 2-6 p.m.
Ypsilanti Pop-up Clinic
The Washtenaw County Health Department is hosting a pop-up vaccine clinic on Wednesday, May 19th from 4-6 p.m. at N. Washington St. between W. Michigan Ave. & Pearl St. in downtown Ypsilanti.
The event is walk-up (no appointment) only, open to anyone 18+ and will be administering Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
UNI and CHASS
In a partnership with CHASS Clinic, the Urban Neighborhoods Initiative (UNI) will be offering free Moderna vaccines to those 18+ (undocumented individuals are welcome). Everyone is welcomed! We are requiring appointments. Moderna is a two dose vaccine and it is IMPORTANT that you are able to attend both appointments.
- When: June 12, 2021 from 9am to 1pm
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Where: 8300 Longworth St. Detroit, 48209
- No ID or insurance needed.
- Translators will be available.
- To register, call (313) 841-4447 or visit https://forms.gle/3fxN69QFmZ7bzhVk8.
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