Detroit officials announce plans to offer 3rd dose of COVID vaccine to vulnerable residents

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DETROIT – Mayor Mike Duggan to announce Detroit’s plan to administer a third Monday COVID-19[female[femininedose of vaccine to vulnerable populations as the spread of the virus increases again in the region.

Watch the press conference live at 10 a.m. in the video player above.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last week approved the administration of a third COVID vaccine to people with weakened immune systems to help build their immunity to the virus.

Duggan, alongside city public health official Denise Fair, is expected to detail the plan to provide vulnerable Detroit residents with a third dose of the vaccine. Officials are also expected to “review current recommendations for wearing masks indoors and in high transmission areas to help prevent the community spread of COVID-19,” a press release said.

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The CDC’s decision comes as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are on the rise across the country. Since July 1, Michigan’s 7-day mobile case average has fallen from 135 to 1,233, and hospitalizations for the virus have nearly tripled.

Read more: CDC panel unanimously recommends booster shots of COVID vaccine for vulnerable groups

According to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, 98% of new COVID-19 cases from January 15 to July 21 were people not vaccinated or not yet fully vaccinated against the virus. Authorities said 95% of hospitalized COVID patients were not vaccinated.

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Much of the increase in the spread of the virus in recent weeks is due to a mutation in the coronavirus called the delta variant. The authorities have requested a third “booster†for additional protection of vulnerable populations, as the delta variant is more transmissible.

Related: More than 50 Metro Detroit doctors are begging Michigan residents to get vaccinated

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