Flint will provide COVID-19 vaccines and testing through police mini stations – MLive.com

FLINT, MI - The City of Flint has teamed up with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to offer COVID-19 vaccines and testing through clinics at Flint Police mini stations.

Starting Monday, Feb. 2, clinics will be held thrice-weekly at three mini stations with plans to change the schedules as needed, according to a news release.

The mini stations opened in late October 2021 as part of an initiative by Flint Police Chief Terence Green to engage with the public to help combat crime in the city.

Related: Four mini stations open in Flint as police work to engage community

Genesee County has recorded 96,087 COVID-19 cases and 1,526 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, according to health department figures.

The most recent COVID-19 numbers -- for the week of Jan. 22-28 -- shows 926 cases per 100,000 residents, or a 31.7% positivity rate, down from 38% the week prior.

For more information about COVID-19 vaccines or upcoming pop-up clinics, visit the Genesee County Health Departments website here.

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