Oakland County issued the following announcement on Aug. 12.
Oakland County Health Division reminds parents and guardians that getting their children 12 years old and older immunized against COVID-19 will help provide a safer start to the upcoming school year as new COVID-19 cases, including the Delta variant, are on the rise.
“We are seeing a direct correlation between new COVID-19 cases in Oakland County and residents who remain unvaccinated, especially with the Delta variant,” Oakland County Medical Director Dr. Russell Faust said. “One of the most effective ways to minimize transmission of COVID-19 in schools this coming school year is to get children 12 and up immunized.”
Of the nearly 1,400 new COVID-19 cases in Oakland County from July 21-August 3, about one in six were 18 years old or younger while one quarter were between the ages of 19 and 29 years old. As of August 10, the seven-day case average for new COVID-19 cases in Oakland County was 147 cases per day, or more than 1,000 new cases per week.
Meanwhile, about 45 percent of the more than 121,000 Oakland County residents ages 12-19 years old have not yet received their first dose. Similarly, 43 percent of the approximately 161,000 Oakland County residents ages 20-29 years old remain unvaccinated. In other words, nearly 124,000 residents between the ages of 12 and 29 years old are not immunized against COVID-19, despite the county having a COVID-19 vaccine coverage of 71.2 percent for residents 16 years old and older and nearly 70 percent for residents 12 years old and older.
To view the breakdown of vaccine coverage in Oakland County by zip code, click on oaklandcountyvaccine.com/distribution and scroll down to the map.
The Oakland County Health Division is holding daily vaccine clinics from 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at both its North Oakland Health Center in Pontiac and South Oakland Health Center in Southfield in addition to pop-up clinics in the community. Click on OaklandCountyVaccine.com to locate the nearest Health Division vaccine clinic. Those who do not have access to the Internet may call the Nurse on Call at 800-848-5533 Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. for more information.
The following is an update on progress vaccinating Oakland County residents, according to the State of Michigan COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard as of August 10, 2021:
Total eligible residents 16 and older: 1,029,737
- Number of residents 16 and older who have received first dose: 732,733
- Number of residents 16 and older who have completed vaccination: 680,024
- Vaccine coverage for residents 16 and older: 71.2 percent
- Number of residents 12 and older who have received first dose: 762,505
- Number of residents 12 years and older who have completed vaccination: 705,508
- Vaccine coverage for residents 12 and older: 69.9 percent
- Number of senior residents who have received first dose: 185,695
- Number of senior residents who have completed vaccination: 177,616
- Vaccine coverage for senior residents: 85.3 percent
- Total doses administered within Oakland County: 1,416,451
- Percentage of doses administered within Oakland County: N/A
Original source can be found here.
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