SEE HOW LONG IT LASTS, IN A FEW
MINUTES.
>> Karen: THE PUSH TO GET PEOPLE
VACCINATED AGAINST THE
CORONAVIRUS IS GOING
INTERNATIONAL IN A BIG WAY.
THAT’S PART OF TODAY’S COVID UPDATE.
THE STATE OF MICHIGAN IS REPORTING 510 CASES AND THE
REPORTING 510 CASES AND THE
7-DAY POSITIVITY RATE IS BELOW
4%.
AND ON THE VACCINE EFFORT, THE UNITED STATES WILL DONATE 75% OF
UNITED STATES WILL DONATE 75% OF ITS UNUSED COVID VACCINES TO THE
ITS UNUSED COVID VACCINES TO THE
VACCINE SHARING PROGRAMS.
WE HAVE PLENTY OF PEOPLE WHO
COMMUTE FOR WORK OR HAVE FAMILY
ON THE OTHER SIDE.
BIG PLANS ARE BEING PROPOSED TO
GET MORE CANADIANS FULLY
VACCINATED AND WE CAN MOVE
TOWARD OPENING THE BORDER.
PAULA TUTMAN JOINS US FROM
DOWNTOWN DETROIT WITH MORE ON
THIS. HI, PAULA.
HI, PAULA.
>> Paula: HEY, KAREN, THE BIG
HEADLINE IS WHAT HAPPENED IN
WINDSOR WHEN THE TUNNEL BOARD AGREED AND MET TO CLOSE THE
AGREED AND MET TO CLOSE THE
BORDER -- NOT THE BORDER -- THE
TUNNEL, AS NEEDED, IF IT WILL GET CANADIANS VACCINATED.
GET CANADIANS VACCINATED.
IT’S PART OF THE LOGISTICS TO
REOPEN THE BORDER. IT’S A SHARED DNA AND BORDER
IT’S A SHARED DNA AND BORDER
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND
CANADA.
>> I HAVE A BROTHER WHO LIVES IN
DEARBORN, I HAVEN’T SEEN HIM IN
CLOSE TO TWO YEARS. MY MOM LIVES IN WINDSOR, SHE
MY MOM LIVES IN WINDSOR, SHE
HASN’T SEEN HIM IN CLOSE TO TWO
YEARS, AND THAT’S A PERSONAL
STORY.
MULTIPLY THAT BY THE HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS. >> Paula: IT HAS NOVEMBERED A
>> Paula: IT HAS NOVEMBERED A
TANGIBLE PLAN, A WAY FOR
CANADIANS UNABLE TO GET
VACCINATED BECAUSE OF SUPPLY AND POLITICAL REASONS, AND TODAY THE
POLITICAL REASONS, AND TODAY THE
MAYOR OF WINDSOR AND THE TOP
ADMINISTRATOR ARE PUTTING
TOGETHER DOABLE LOGISTICS,
PROPOSING THE USE OF PARKING
SPACES ON THE WINDSOR SIDE OF THE DETROIT WINDSOR TUNNEL, THE
THE DETROIT WINDSOR TUNNEL, THE
BORDERLINE INSIDE THE TUNNEL OR
THE DUTY-FREE PARKING LOT AT THE
BLUEWATER BRIDGE, THE PEACE BRIDGE IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK, OR
BRIDGE IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK, OR
ANY OTHER BORDER CROSSING
BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS.
>> WE’LL PUT THEM IN A MINIVAN,
TAKE THEM OUT, GET THE VACCINE AND BRING THEM BACK.
AND BRING THEM BACK. >> Paula: ONLY 5% OF CANADA IS
>> Paula: ONLY 5% OF CANADA IS
VACCINATED AND NO -- AND THEY
SAY THEY WOULD MEET IN THE MIDDLE OF DETROIT RIVER AND PORT
MIDDLE OF DETROIT RIVER AND PORT
HURON IF RESIDENTS ON MARITIME
VESSELS.
>> IT WOULD BE A MICHIGAN
LICENSED PHARMACIST ADMINISTERING VACCINE ON THE
ADMINISTERING VACCINE ON THE
BORDERLINE TO CANADIANS ON THE
CANADIAN SIDE.
>> Paula: THE TWO NATIONS SHARE MORE THAN 5,000 MILES OF BORDER
MORE THAN 5,000 MILES OF BORDER
BY LANDICS LAKES, AND FAMILY
TIES.
>> THOSE PHARMACISTS, NURSES, AND PHYSICIANS WHO ARE CALLING
AND PHYSICIANS WHO ARE CALLING
ME SAYING, WE ARE THROWING DOSES
AWAY, THEY’RE EXPIRING.
ONE PHARMACIST WITH A SUPERVISOR
AT FORD FIELD SAID WE’RE STAFFED
TO DO 7,000 A DAY AND NEVER DONE
MORE THAN 2500.
>> Paula: SO THE DEVIL IS IN THE
DETAILS.
THE ANGEL WILL BE IN COOPERATION
BETWEEN THE MUNICIPALITIES, THE
STATE, AND THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.
WINDSOR HAS BEEN TALKING TO
SENATOR DEBBIE STABENOW’S
OFFICE.
I INDEED REACHED OUT TO HER
OFFICE AND TOLD SHE WASN’T ABLE
TO GIVE A COMMENT.
REACHED OUT TO GARY PETERS AND
THAT’S THE LINCHPIN RIGHT HERE,
AND THAT IS COOPERATION TO PULL THIS OFF SO THEY CAN FACILITATE
THIS OFF SO THEY CAN FACILITATE