Royal Oak Festival Will Have Free COVID-19 Clinics

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI — The Oakland County Health Division said on Wednesday they will be administering free COVID-19 vaccine shots for school-age children and college students at the Royal Oak Arts, Beats and Eats Festival.

The public health nurses will be at 301 W. 4th St. Friday through Monday from noon to 5:00 p.m. to vaccinate individuals on a walk-in basis.

According to the news release, there are 51,000 Oakland County residents from the ages of 12 to 19 years old who have not received their COVID-19 vaccination.

In addition, there are about 66,000 residents aged 20-29 who are not immunized, and greater than one in three new COVID-19 cases in Oakland County from Aug. 16-29 were residents 29 years and younger, the county said in a news release.

Oakland County health officials also said they are working closely with Oakland County colleges and universities including Lawrence Technological University, Oakland Community College, Oakland University and Rochester University to offer COVID-19 vaccines to their students over the next two months.

The county will also hold a walk-in clinic at the Troy School District Service Building on Thursday, Sept. 9 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and on Friday, Sept. 10 at the Rochester Community Schools Administration Building from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The Oakland County Health Division also holds daily vaccine clinics from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at both its North Oakland Health Center in Pontiac and South Oakland Health Center in Southfield.

You can also check OaklandCountyVaccine.com to locate the nearest Health Division vaccine clinic.

Oakland County vaccination updates, according to the State of Michigan COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard as of Aug. 31, 2021:

Total eligible residents 16 and older: 1,029,737

• Number of residents 16 and older who have received first dose: 746,382
• Number of residents 16 and older who have completed vaccination: 693,159
• Vaccine coverage for residents 16 and older: 72.5 percent

Total eligible residents 12 and older: 1,091,389

• Number of residents 12 and older who have received first dose: 778,694
• Number of residents 12 years and older who have completed vaccination: 721,172
• Vaccine coverage for residents 12 and older: 71.3 percent

Total eligible senior residents 65 and older: 217,676

• Number of senior residents who have received first dose: 187,529
• Number of senior residents who have completed vaccination: 178,973
• Vaccine coverage for senior residents: 86.2 percent

Total doses distributed within Oakland County: 1,512,805

• Total doses administered within Oakland County: 1,445,176
• Percentage of doses administered within Oakland County: 95.5%