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DPD, Chief James Craig Receive COVID-19 Vaccinations

(CBS DETROIT) – Detroit's Police Department are among the city's essential workers getting the coronavirus vaccine.

Chief James Craig and the Detroit Police Lieutenants and Sergeants Association received their vaccinations Friday.

Craig held a press conference Friday discussing the vaccination and said officers will be vaccinated precinct-by-precinct at the Detroit Fire Department's Walter Harris Training Facility.

The vaccinations are on a voluntary basis.

Posted by Detroit Police Department on Friday, January 8, 2021

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