​Pontiac, Michigan – Oakland County Health Division is accepting appointments for residents 16 years old and up who would like to receive their Pfizer booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved the emergency use authorization of the Pfizer booster dose in teens as young as 16 late last week. Go to oaklandcountyvaccine.com to view clinic options and times or contact the Nurse on Call at 800-848-5533.

In addition to community locations, Oakland County Health Division will continue to offer pediatric, first, second, third, and booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine at its North Oakland Health Center in Pontiac and South Oakland Health Center in Southfield through the end of December. Appointments remain available and strongly encouraged. The county will be closed December 24, 27, and 31 and Jan. 3 for the holidays.

As of December 10, 2,754 Oakland County residents 16-19 years old have received a booster or third dose. More than 41,000 of approximately 60,000 Oakland County residents in that age group have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 38,000 of whom have completed their primary series of doses.

Residents 18 years old and younger comprise more than one in five new confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in Oakland County. As of December 9, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported 26 ongoing school clusters and outbreaks in Oakland County schools with 92 cases as well as one new school cluster/outbreak with three cases.