Frustrations Around Vaccine Rollout are Palpable

As we learn more about Coronavirus Vaccine availability, we'll keep you updated.

Vaccine Options for Oakland County Residents

For residents of Oakland County, there are some options, but they are not robust at this time.

One option would be the Oakland County Health Department. It looks like they are not yet vaccinating https://oaklandcountyvaccine.com/eligibility/

You could periodically check this website to see when they are opening up mass vaccinations.

The other option would be Beaumont Health. However, their website crashed on Friday from people trying to make appointments.

You could try to create an account via the MyBeaumont Chart, here: https://www.beaumont.org/my-beaumont-chart and hope that they send an email to you.

Some of our patients have received an email invitation via the Beaumont MyChart system to get the vaccine. They are trying to give it to people over 75 and then over 65 years of age.

Henry Ford Hospital is doing something similar. Here’s some information from the Detroit Free Press:

Don't call us. We'll call you.

That's what the state's COVID-19 vaccine website and many local health departments are telling seniors, teachers, child care workers and law enforcement officers who will be eligible starting Monday for coronavirus vaccines through an expansion of the statewide immunization program.

In part, that's because local health officials had almost no heads up before Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced anyone 65 or older would soon be eligible to be vaccinated.

Whitmer announced Wednesday that starting next week, people in Priority 1B group will be able to get COVID-19 vaccines along with health care workers, people living and working in long-term care facilities and emergency medical responders who are part of the 1A Priority group.

In short, a lot of people are feeling frustrated and confused about the vaccine roll out - you're not alone in this.

As we know more information, we will share it with you.

As an addendum, in yesterday’s blog we talked about the Vaccine Rollout at the TCF Center in Detroit. Some of our patients have been calling the number since 9 am and it has been continually busy. If you get through, please send me an email or drop a comment on the bottom of this post.

- Dr. Paul Thomas with Plum Health DPC