COVID-19 vaccinations moved by Wayne County Public Health Division due to supply shortage

DETROIT – The Wayne County Public Health Division must reschedule vaccinations for Tuesday, Jan. 19 and Wednesday, Jan. 20 due to exhausted supply of vaccines received from the state of Michigan, according to county health officials.

People with appointments for first-dose vaccinations currently scheduled for both days will be individually notified of their new appointment time by the Wayne County Public Health Department.

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Rescheduled vaccinations will take place at Wayne County’s new vaccination site at Schoolcraft College’s Vista Tech Center at 18600 Haggerty Road in Livonia.

The rescheduling affects approximately 1,400 people, mostly health professionals, first responders and key workers who are part of the Phase 1A group on the vaccination priority list.

Individuals who are scheduled to receive their second dose, or those who will be vaccinated at a local hospital, nursing home, or long-term care facility, are not affected.

Wayne County has to relocate and relocate its vaccination site because it has exhausted its supply of the Pfizer-made COVID-19 vaccine.

According to Wayne County, the state has stopped providing the Pfizer vaccine for the first doses and is only supplying the Moderna vaccine to the Wayne County Public Health Division for new first doses for now.

“The doses of Moderna vaccines have to be treated differently from the Pfizer vaccine. The county won’t receive delivery of the Moderna vaccine from the state until sometime Tuesday, making it too late to handle scheduled vaccinations that day or Wednesday, ”Wayne County said on the supply shortage.

Wayne County’s vaccinations for people in Phase 1A and key frontline workers in Phase 1B resume Thursday at the VistaTech Center at Schoolcraft College.

Additional vaccination sites will be announced as more vaccines become available in the state of Michigan, the province said.

“We ran out of a Pfizer vaccine Saturday afternoon,” said Dr. Mouhanad Hammami, Wayne County’s Chief Health Strategist. “We know this is frustrating and we apologize for the inconvenience. Our team is working hard to vaccinate as many residents as possible, but the supply shortage from the state of Michigan remains a challenge. “

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Wayne County is currently vaccinating health workers, paramedics, and essential workers in Phase 1A and 1B.

Seniors over the age of 65 must schedule a vaccine through their health system, not the county health department.

K-through 12 teachers will receive vaccinations through their school districts in partnership with Wayne RESA.

Other stage 1B groups must register online or through their employers to request a vaccine appointment time with the Wayne County Public Health Department.

More information about vaccine availability or how to schedule updates is available here online.