DPSCD and Detroit Health Dept. Continue Vaccine Partnership
With the new school year about eight weeks away, the Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) is preparing for the return of students to classrooms where they will be reunited with their teachers and classmates. To re-enforce strict safety protocols, the District is partnering with the Detroit Health Department (DHD) to provide another layer of protection, mobile vaccination in a community near you.
The Detroit Health Department (DHD) will provide vaccinations to anyone ages 12 and older at three Technology and Family Resources Hubs locations (Renaissance High School, East English Village Prep. Acad. and Munger Elementary-Middle) from now until at least mid-August to allow access to both the first and second dose. The DHD mobile unit will be on the scene at the three Hubs locations, providing the Pfizer vaccine.
"DPSCD is continuing to collaborate with the Detroit Health Department to ensure eligible students and families are vaccinated and ready for the first day of school on September 7, 2021. We are excited to report 70% of our employees are already vaccinated," said Dr. Nikolai Vitti, Superintendent, DPSCD. "We encourage you to do your research and get vaccinated. If you're already vaccinated, share this opportunity with friends and family. We can help protect one another by getting the vaccine."
The DPSCD-DHD mobile vaccines schedule:
- Renaissance High School, 6565 West Outer Drive
- Mondays: 7/19; 7/26 – First doses Pfizer
- Mondays: 8/2; 8/9; 8/16 – Second doses Pfizer
- East English Village High School, 5020 Cadieux
- Wednesdays: 7/14; 7/21; 7/28 – First doses Pfizer
- Wednesdays: 8/4; 8/11; 8/18 – Second doses Pfizer
- Munger Middle School, 5525 Martin St.
- Thursdays: 7/15; 7/22; 7/29 – First doses Pfizer
- Thursdays: 8/5; 8/12; 8/19 – Second doses Pfizer
“We are partnering with DPSCD once again to provide vaccinations at schools in a variety of locations across the City in order to help students ages 12 and older to get vaccinated,” said Denise Fair, Chief Public Health Officer for the City of Detroit. “We want everyone to feel confident about returning to school this fall, so they can fully participate in sports and all the extracurricular activities that are an important part of getting an education.”
For a full list of vaccination sites across the City as well as other vaccination options, please visit www.detroitmi.gov/health. Meanwhile, save the date for DPSCD’s Back to School Expo on Saturday, August 28, 2021. In addition to exploring school options, meeting school leaders, and enjoying food as well as family fun, families will be able to get their immunizations, including against COVID-19 at the Expo.
We will see you at the Expo and in school on September 7, because as we know, when students rise, we all rise!