Waterford Today

Oakland County issued the following announcement on Nov. 11.

More than 7,000 residents have made appointments to receive the pediatric dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Oakland County Health Division's school-based clinics. Appointments are still available and strongly encouraged at OaklandCountyVaccine.com or by contacting the Nurse on Call at 800-848-5533.

The Health Division also continues to offer first, second, third, and booster doses.

In related news, Oakland County seniors have reached a vaccination milestone. More than 90 percent of residents 65 years and older have received at least their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

"The numbers tell the story – many of our residents have been eager to get vaccinated," Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter said. "Just this week, we were heartened to see a family of four come to one of our clinics to get their first doses together."

Now that 5 to 11-year-old residents are eligible to receive the pediatric dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, there are nearly 364,000 eligible Oakland County residents out of 1,190,128 who remain unvaccinated, more than 140,000 of whom are ages 5-19 years old.

New cases of COVID-19 continue to grow, especially among unvaccinated residents. Of the nearly 4,600 new confirmed and probable cases in Oakland County from Oct. 25 – Nov. 7, one in four cases were ages 18 years and younger.

The following is an update on progress vaccinating Oakland County residents, according to the State of Michigan COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard as of Nov. 5, 2021, which includes the number of pediatric doses administered in the county:

• Total eligible residents 5 - 11 years old (eligible for pediatric dose): 98,739
  • Number of residents 5 - 11 years old who have received first dose: 3,323
  • Number of residents 5 - 11 years old who have received second dose: 0
  • Vaccine coverage for residents 5 – 11 years old: 3.4 percent
• Total eligible residents 12 and older: 1,091,389
  • Number of residents 12 and older who have received first dose: 822,903
  • Number of residents 12 and older who have completed vaccination: 761,894
  • Vaccine coverage for residents 12 and older: 74 percent
• Total eligible residents 16 and older: 1,029,737
  • Number of residents 16 and older who have received first dose: 787,009
  • Number of residents 16 and older who have completed vaccination: 728,925
  • Vaccine coverage for residents 16 and older: 76.4 percent
• Total eligible senior residents 65 and older: 217,676
  • Number of senior residents who have received first dose: 196,821
  • Number of senior residents who have completed vaccination: 183,018
  • Vaccine coverage for senior residents: 90.4 percent
• Total primary series doses administered within Oakland County: 1,527,153
• Total third and booster doses administered in Oakland County: 141,378

Original source can be found here.