Anyone who is eligible and seeking a 2nd or 3rd COVID-19 vaccine dose at the TCF Center in Detroit needs to call the Detroit Health Department to make an appointment.

The eligibility includes Detroit residents working at manufacturing plants in the city or the suburbs, as well as suburban residents employed at manufacturers located inside Detroit. DETROIT – Thousands of manufacturing employees living or working in Detroit are now eligible to receive the COVID vaccine under another expansion of access announced Tuesday by Mayor Mike Duggan. The eligibility includes Detroit residents working at manufacturing plants in the city or the suburbs, as well as suburban residents employed at manufacturers located inside Detroit. We thank the Mayor and the City of Detroit for this opportunity. All other eligible manufacturing employees can schedule their appointments at TCF by calling 313-230-0505.

DETROIT – Detroit residents who are 60 and older and have certain chronic medical conditions can now get the COVID-19 vaccine, Mayor Mike Duggan said. “Detroit is committed to making vaccines available to all our most vulnerable residents,” Duggan said. Eligible residents should make appointments at TCF starting Wednesday by calling 313-230-0505. Last week, Duggan made residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their live-in caregivers eligible for the vaccine. Duggan announced a program to provide $2 rides to the TCF center for Detroit residents who don’t have their own transportation.

Starting this weekend, the Detroit Health Department will be partnering with two of the city’s largest churches to hold weekly Senior Saturday vaccination fairs exclusively for Detroit residents ages 65 and older. Eligible residents can call 313-230-0505 to schedule their appointment at either church. Rides can be scheduled as part of the process of setting up a vaccination appointment at TCF by calling the scheduling number at 313-230-0505. The retail chain currently has a waiting list of 3,300 customers who are residents of the city of Detroit. Second vaccination requiredWhen they schedule their appointment, individuals will be provided two appointment dates, one for the first dose and another for the required second dose.

Pope Francis Center plans to use TCF Center to help homelessDETROIT – Detroit is offering 20,000 COVID-19 appointments through Feb. 5 as the city moves into the next phase. People should call 313-230-0505 to schedule an appointment only if they meet the following qualifications:A Detroit resident 75 and olderAny “good neighbor” 65 and older who drives a 75 year old (or older) Detroit resident to TCFThe following Group B essential workers: K-12 teachers and support staff and child care workers“We are booking 20,000 appointments through February 5th. The call center has the ability to book up to 4,000 appointments per day, so we expect to be booking appointments at least through the end of the day Friday. We will add to those appointments as fast as the federal government provides vaccines.”Call volume has been extremely high so patience is required. Coronavirus resources:

A Wayne County judge has denied a motion from Republican challengers to halt certification of Detroit election results. In a ruling issued Friday, Wayne County Judge Timothy Kenny said plaintiffs' interpretation of events at TCF Center were “incorrect and not credible.”“Plaintiffs' affiants did not have full understanding of TCF absent ballot tabulation.” Judge Kenny denied all motions, including one for an independent audit. Previous: Hundreds provide testimonies -- but no real evidence -- in Trump campaign lawsuit to stop certification of Michigan election resultsThere is no evidence of widespread fraud in the 2020 election. Kenny twice has turned down injunctions in Wayne County, a Democratic stronghold. Those who submitted affidavits questioned ballot transportation and most often were either not allowed to enter or saw others not allowed to enter.

DETROIT – Two groups of protestors spent Thursday night yelling at each other outside the TCF Center in Detroit. What motivated these groups to come out may have been the counting of the ballots here but there were multiple ideologies. The central issue was the election between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden, but there were also rants about globalist conspiracies, anti-government, anti-mask and Black Lives Matter. Officers did move in to form a barrier between the groups when it looked like things were going to get physical. READ: Ballot counting finishes at TCF Center in DetroitREAD: Michigan AG addresses election integrity amid Trump lawsuitsREAD: Workers share experience inside TCF Center during ballot counting, protests

Here’s what’s coming up on Local 4 News at 11:Protesters gather at TCF Center to spar over election resultsDueling groups of protestors spent Thursday night yelling at each other outside the TCF center in downtown Detroit.