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 All Michigan residents age 16 and up are now eligible for the vaccine!!!!

The vaccine is the way to beat this virus, save lives and restore our economy.

 And don’t forget – please continue to wear your mask in public, social distance and wash your hands. Thanks for all you are doing to help slow the spread of the coronavirus in our community.

 

Below are resources for those in the Kalamazoo Area to secure a vaccination appointment. Registration at all eligible sites is advisable to ensure the earliest available appointment. Please do remember to remove yourself from lists once your vaccination is scheduled with a provider. This enables registration and contact time to be directed to waiting individuals.

 

******COVID-19 Vaccination Event******

Moderna Dose 1 (Thursday April 22,2021) Dose 2 (Thursday May 20, 2021)

Family & Children Services– 1608 Lake Street Kalamazoo, Michigan

Please call 269-344-0202 to schedule an appointment

 

For the following options please click the URL link to register-

Kalamazoo County Michigan Vaccine Appointments

Current eligibility in Michigan includes: all people over the age of 16 who live in Kalamazoo County. Please do not schedule an appointment if you do not live in Kalamazoo County.

Bronson My Chart

Interested persons do not need to be a Bronson patient. All persons are eligible to register through Bronson My Chart. As we prepare to move into additional vaccine phases in the coming weeks, we encourage individuals 16 years and older to register their interest in receiving the vaccine below. We will contact you when it’s your turn to schedule an appointment. Appointments are based on vaccine prioritization criteria from the State of Michigan and vaccine supply.

Walgreens

Eligible individuals can schedule vaccine appointments at select Walgreens locations. New appointments are made available approximately every 2 hours each day from 7 a.m.‐5 p.m. CDT.

Rite Aid

Help protect yourself & your community by getting the COVID-19 vaccine at Rite Aid.

Meijer

Please, only complete registration one time, and at one location. Additional entries will replace your previous registration and may increase your wait time.

Spectrum/DeVos Hall-Grand Rapids Michigan

Kent County, Spectrum Health and Mercy Health, in collaboration with Vaccinate West Michigan, have come together to create and operate a COVID-19 vaccination clinic that allows large numbers of people to be vaccinated at one central location. The West Michigan Vaccine Clinic (WMVC) is currently operating out of DeVos Place, 303 Monroe Avenue in Grand Rapids..

The clinic is offering vaccines by appointment only based on individual eligibility and vaccine availability.

Allegan County Michigan

For individuals living or working in Allegan County that want the COVID-19 Vaccine, please provide ACHD with your contact information and your Vaccine Prioritization group. We will notify you when you are able to make your COVID-19 vaccination appointment.

 

For more information on the Covid-19 Virus in the State of Michigan please visit

here

A message to our Community:

We are living in unprecedented times.  The current pandemic, which has been identified as Coronavirus or COVID-19, has the Country on emergency mode, and rightly so.  Our focus at Community Living Options remains on the health and welfare of our members and employees. CLO has a robust plan for emergencies and many of those protocols have been called into action. You will find some of these listed below.  The staff at CLO are trained and are prepared. The spirit and dedication of our employees continues to amaze me in spite of the uncertainties surrounding this crisis. CLO is actively monitoring the situation and following guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO).  In the event of a substantial community-level outbreak in the Kalamazoo area, we may need to modify program availability, including closures of some programs.  We will continue to keep you informed as the situation evolves.

TOGETHER WE ACHIEVE

Fiorella Spalvieri Executive Director Community Living Options

In addition to the other resources that CMHA has provided over the past several weeks, MDHHS has set up a hotline at

1-888-535-6136

to answer health-related questions about the virus. It will be open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. seven days a week.

Community Living Options is dedicated to the health and safety of our staff and consumers. 

CLO is implementing the following protocol for all visitors, staff, and consumers in order to reduce the spread of coronavirus.

• Any visitors/staff arriving at our homes that appear sick will not be allowed in the home. We may ask you to have your temperature taken before entering.  Once you have entered the home we ask that you use the hand sanitizer supplied at the front door.
• All Visitors must sign in as we need to track who comes into our homes. After this is completed please wash your hands for 1 minute prior to attending to your reason for the visit.
• Consumers attending day program and other community outings will be asked to use hand sanitizer as well upon entering the home, then directed to wash their hands.
• Community outings will be limited as the spread continues and this will be at the discretion of the supervisor.
• Staff will take consumers temps each morning and document their findings.
• Staff will monitor the following symptoms: fevers over 100.4, cough, shortness of breath, and a sore throat.
• Please report any symptoms you notice to your supervisor or on call.
• If any of the above symptoms are reported we will begin to quarantine the consumer in his/her bedroom and staff will take all meds, meals, and needed items to the person in their room.
• The supervisor will guide staff on a case by case basis and the severity of the symptoms.
• We will provide staff with mask, gloves, and gowns for their protection as well. Remember the best defense is to wash your hands and keep all commonly touched items disinfected.

Staff are encouraged to visit the employee portal for additional information.