KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Starting Monday, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services began implementing the next phase of vaccination eligibility. Now, as vaccine supplies allow, the Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services Department will expand eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine.
It includes select frontline essential workers in Phase 1B, all adults age 50 and older, and caregiver family members and guardians age 16 and older of children who have special health care needs.
To accommodate this expansion of eligibility, the health department is implementing a new process to schedule vaccine appointments for those 50 years and older as well as a new waitlist for caregivers of individuals with special needs. Currently, eligible frontline workers will continue to be scheduled through their employer, based on the Phase 1B Form completed by the employer, at www.kalcounty.com/covid19vaccine.
The health department will continue to prioritize those eligible with the limited vaccine supplies received. Access to a vaccine appointment will still take time, and the health department continues to ask for patience as we move through this new eligibility list with our healthcare partners.
Frontline Workers Now Eligible:
- Food processing and migrant/seasonal farm workers
- Grocery store workers
- Restaurant & Food Facility Workers
- Local Government workers
- Non-hospital laboratories
- Veterinary clinics
The health department has not moved to vaccinate other frontline workers not listed above within Phase 1B at this time. This is due to the limited vaccine supply received. Please continue to have patience as we move through this list, and wait for an additional notice when other frontline workers are added.
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