Wayne County is expanding COVID vaccine clinics to 17 communities: What You Know

Wayne County is launching several COVID-19 vaccine clinics to include more cities.

Wayne County Health Department extends COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to all residents and workers 16 years of age and older Bark, Inkster, Hamtramck, Highland Park, Melvindale, River Rouge, Romulus, Wayne, Lincoln Park, Dearborn Heights, Harper Woods, Westland, Belleville, Redford, Taylor, Dearborn and Flat Rock at Taylor and Livonia Clinics effective immediately.

Appointments are available by calling 1-866-610-3885. The toll-free number is managed in partnership with The Heat and Warmth Fund (THAW).

The Wayne County / THAW Call Center will be open Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Due to the high anticipated volume of calls, residents and workers are encouraged to be patient when trying to schedule an appointment and are urged to call back at different times of the day if they receive a busy signal.

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Due to the limited supply of vaccines in Michigan, the Wayne County Health Department is first scheduling meetings for residents and workers in the most vulnerable communities with the highest social vulnerability index (SVI), calculated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Appointment times for other communities will be announced by the county, as it operates through the list of priority communities. Updated scheduling information can be found online at www.waynecounty.com/covid19.

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Order of Community Vaccine Scheduling in Wayne County

The order is determined based on the social vulnerability index. Number 1 is the best ranked SVI, and number 42 is the lowest SVI. Vaccine programming will continue from 1 to 42 (highest to lowest). The city of Detroit maintains its own public health jurisdiction and is not included in this ranking. The SVI level for each community, calculated by the CDC, is listed in parentheses below. SVI ranges from 0 (lowest) to 1 (highest). For more information on how SVI is calculated, visit https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html.