DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. on Monday said hourly and salaried staff at a handful of its U.S. manufacturing crops may start to obtain COVID-19 vaccinations on-site.

The automaker mentioned it’s partnering with the UAW and varied pharmacies and well being care suppliers to supply the pictures in southeast Michigan; Lima, Ohio; and Kansas Metropolis, Mo.

In Michigan, staff at Ford’s Flat Rock Meeting Plant, Rouge Complicated, Van Dyke Transmission Plant and Rawsonville Parts Plant can obtain the Moderna vaccine by means of Ceremony Help. Staff at its Lima Engine Plant and Kansas Metropolis Meeting Plant can obtain the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine by means of native well being programs.

“COVID-19 vaccines are a significant instrument to assist scale back the chance of an infection, so we need to guarantee our staff have entry to vaccines,” Dr. Francesca Litow, Ford company medical director, mentioned in an announcement. “We’re grateful to accomplice with varied well being suppliers throughout the nation to guard the well being and security of our work power and end robust collectively.”

The information comes the identical day vaccine eligibility opened to all individuals age 16 or older in all 50 states.

A spokesman mentioned Ford will start providing pictures at Flat Rock Meeting on Monday regardless of the positioning being down due to the ongoing chip shortage. Pictures at Kansas Metropolis Meeting, which is also down, will start Saturday, April 24.

Ford mentioned it might present a digital scheduling system for staff. The automaker plans to broaden its on-site vaccine clinics to different crops.

The Detroit 3 and the UAW have been working since late final 12 months to make sure vaccines can be made available to those who want them at work. Ford final 12 months ordered a dozen freezers in anticipation of providing pictures, which should be saved at ultra-cold temperatures, to its work power.

Stellantis in February grew to become the primary of the three to start vaccinating staff on-site.