Ford Field is getting ready to become a COVID-19 vaccination site.

If you are looking to get your vaccination at Ford Field, registration is now open. The new vaccination clinic is getting ready to officially open on Wednesday, March 24th. The Ford Field vaccine clinic will be run by the State of Michigan with help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA,) Wayne County, the City of Detroit, Ford Field, Meijer, Henry Ford Health System, and the Detroit Lions.

The Ford Field community vaccination site is a testament to what we can do when we work together...I am grateful for President Biden’s leadership and for the partnership of the Detroit Lions, Meijer, Wayne County, the City of Detroit, and our federals partners at FEMA. We will keep ramping up our equitable vaccine rollout, and with the addition of the Ford Field community site, we are taking a significant step towards returning to normal as we continue rebuilding our economy...said Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

Residents ready to get their vaccine can register through Meijer here. All you will have to do to register is answer a few simple questions and give a little bit of information. Once the registration process is completed, you will get a text or a phone call when it is your turn to schedule an appointment.

This mass vaccination site will accelerate Michigan’s efforts to reach its goal of vaccinating 70% of Michiganders ages 16 and older with the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine...We urge Michiganders to get the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine today...said Kerry Ebersole Singh, Protect Michigan Commission Director.

The Ford Field vaccine clinic will be open seven days per week from 8 am until 8:30 pm, the vaccine is free, and no insurance is required.

Source: Mid-Michigan Now

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