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Here are some steps to make sure you cast your vote on Election Day
Read full article: Here are some steps to make sure you cast your vote on Election DayYour plan doesn’t have to be extensive, but you should have a plan, so Local 4 wanted to break down the big things to think about to make sure you can get out and vote on Election Day.
Metro Detroit gas prices are up, but public transit costs are the same: A look at options
Read full article: Metro Detroit gas prices are up, but public transit costs are the same: A look at optionsGas prices are through the roof around the U.S., and in Michigan, but the cost of using public transportation hasn’t changed. Most may not even realize the options that are available to them.
Macomb County offers new COVID-19 vaccination site for seniors 60 and older
Read full article: Macomb County offers new COVID-19 vaccination site for seniors 60 and olderSTERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. – Through a partnership with SMART, Macomb County is offering a new vaccination location in Sterling Heights. The vaccination site is at the Sterling Heights Senior Center on Utica Road, between Schoenherr and Van Dyke roads. It’s why the Macomb County Health Department partnered with SMART to help distribute the coronavirus vaccine. Macomb County executive Mark Hackel said the new site is currently dedicated to vaccinating Macomb County residents and workers who are 60-years-old and older. More information can be found on the Macomb County Health Department’s official website here.
A look into Macomb County’s SMART bus COVID vaccination program
Read full article: A look into Macomb County’s SMART bus COVID vaccination programMACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – Through a partnership with SMART, Macomb County is offering a different approach for seniors to get their COVID vaccines. Willie Gattie, another Macomb County resident, received a similar call. The 66-year-old, who is visually impaired, said leaders were finally finding ways to get seniors the much-needed COVID vaccine. The bus drove up to the vaccination hub near 32 Mile Road where seniors received their vaccines. READ MORE:Tracking Michigan COVID-19 vaccine dataMacomb County’s SMART bus vaccination program draws praise, but doses remain in low supplyMacomb County seniors brave snowy roads to get vaccinated
Macomb County is expanding COVID vaccination transportation service for seniors
Read full article: Macomb County is expanding COVID vaccination transportation service for seniors(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)The Macomb County Health Department is expanding a program to help seniors who rely on bus services get to COVID-19 vaccination appointments. Interested seniors should call the SMART Macomb Vaccine Hotline at 586-421-6579 to register for the county wait list. Seniors or someone they know can avoid the call altogether by emailing the SMART Macomb Vaccine Hotline 24/7 at macombvaccine@smartbus.org, and including their name, address, phone number and date of birth. SMART will maintain a wait list, and the county will contact individuals from the list as appointments at Richmond/Lenox EMS or other community sites become available. Richmond/Lenox is being overwhelmed by calls and is not able to make appointments or add names to the wait list.