![]() "I know I said some things about Johnson & Johnson, it was my fault for not having done more research than I should have," Duggan said. More: Duggan's Johnson & Johnson vaccine remarks a 'misunderstanding,' White House adviser saysĬity spokesman John Roach said later that the city had enough Moderna and Pfizer vaccines for the upcoming week's scheduled appointments and would later accept vaccines from Johnson & Johnson. Opinion: Mayor Duggan pens oped after Johnson & Johnson vaccine change The J&J showed apparently lower rates of protection in studies abroad. The move came after comments by Duggan that the city was "gonna protect Detroiters with a 95% vaccine," meaning the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. The city was in the national spotlight last week after Duggan declined 6,200 doses of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine. To expedite the process, 36th District Court Chief Judge William McConico is going to prioritize those cases, along with other county officials, including County Executive Warren Evans, who has provided funding.Īlso in his speech, Duggan announced that Detroit's Northwest Activity Center will be used to further the city's coronavirus response plan as a Johnson & Johnson vaccination site. ![]() Wayne County has 2,200 gun charges backed up, Duggan said. ![]() "I want to be clear for everybody out there committing gun crime," Duggan said. "The court system may be stopped today, but the charges aren't stopping." This is largely due to the decrease of services in the city's criminal justice system because of COVID-19, Duggan said during his annual State of the City address Tuesday evening. With hopes for the end of the coronavirus pandemic beginning to rise, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has one clear priority in the city's reopening: the criminal justice system.ĭespite a 30% decrease in annual city homicides from 2012 to 2019, Detroit followed a national trend with a 20% increase in homicides in 2020, from 275 in 2019 to 327 last year.
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