Dearborn Hopes To Administer COVID Vaccines Within 'A Few Weeks'

DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn is asking residents to remain patient while they work to secure doses of COVID-19 vaccines while supplies remain "very limited," officials said Wednesday in a news release, but officials are hopeful the city will be able to administer vaccines within "a few weeks."

The city expects to have vaccines from Wayne County that can be administered to older adults in the general population within a few weeks, officials said.

"When the City’s system is robust and ready to take appointments from seniors over the age of 65, we will be sharing the details broadly," the city said in a statement.

Wayne County recently announced six sites for local COVID-19 vaccination clinics for older adults living in eight communities. The first of those sites opened on Tuesday.

Dearborn officials on Facebook said the decision for where those clinics were placed was "beyond the City of Dearborn’s control."

"The County’s decision was based on criteria regarding poverty levels, number of senior citizens, transportation availability and other factors," city officials said in a Facebook post. "Although the supply of vaccines remains very limited and is being directed to counties, health care systems, authorized pharmacies, and Detroit’s health department, the City of Dearborn is doing everything it can to get vaccines. We hope to have positive news soon for our residents."

The city said that when it can administer vaccines, it plans to do so by appointment only at its five housing buildings.