​Pontiac, Michigan – After consulting with Oxford Schools and the Oxford community, Oakland County Health Division is relocating its COVID-19 pediatric dose vaccine clinic on Friday, December 10 from Oxford Middle School to just down the road at the Orion Center,1355 Joslyn Rd. in Orion Township. Appointment slots, mostly for second pediatric doses, are full but the clinic will accept walk-ins.

Health Division has notified residents who scheduled appointments for Friday about the new location and has offered them the option of additional locations in the coming days.

Meanwhile, new COVID-19 cases continue to climb in Oakland County. There were nearly 11,800 new confirmed and probable cases from November 22 – December 5, 55 percent of whom were ages 39 years old and younger. The seven-day case average was 859 new cases per day in Oakland County as of December. 7. The seven-day percent positivity for COVID-19 tests shot up to 16.60 percent from 15.04 percent the week before.

Most new cases in Michigan continue to be among individuals who are not fully vaccinated. They comprised 85.8 percent of cases, 87.0 percent of hospitalizations, and 86.4 percent of deaths from January 15-November 19, according to the MI COVID Response Data and Modeling Update. There are about 321,000 Oakland County residents ages 5 years old and up who remain unvaccinated.

The Delta variant continues to drive many cases in Michigan. As of the time of the publication of this press release, no one had detected the Omicron variant in Oakland County. The Health Division reminds residents that the best way to prevent new variants is to get the COVID-19 vaccine, mask up, and socially distance from others. Oakland County Health Division continues to closely monitor developments in the Omicron variant.

Oakland County Health Division continues to offer pediatric, first, second, third, and booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine. Appointments remain available and strongly encouraged at OaklandCountyVaccine.com or by contacting the Nurse on Call at 800-848-5533.

The following is an update on COVID-19 vaccine coverage for Oakland County residents, according to the State of Michigan COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard as of December 8, 2021, which includes the number of pediatric doses administered in the county:

Total eligible residents 5 – 11 years old (pediatric dose): 98,739

• Number of residents 5 – 11 years old who have received first dose: 27,810
• Number of residents 5 – 11 years old who have completed vaccination: 10,331
• Vaccine coverage for residents 5 – 11 years old: 28.2 percent

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

• Number of residents 12 and older who have received first dose: 841,335
• Number of residents 12 and older who have completed vaccination: 773,974
• Vaccine coverage for residents 12 and older: 77.1 percent

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

• Number of residents 16 and older who have received first dose: 804,474
• Number of residents 16 and older who have completed vaccination: 740,138
• Vaccine coverage for residents 16 and older: 78.1 percent

Total eligible senior residents 65 years old and older: 217,676

• Number of senior residents who have received first dose: 200,162
• Number of senior residents who have completed vaccination: 185,233
• Vaccine coverage for senior residents: 92.0 percent

Total primary series doses administered within Oakland County: 1,591,766

Total third and booster doses administered in Oakland County: 260,596