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Starting January 11, some frontline essential workers and anyone over the age of 65 will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced on Wednesday. That’s a pivot from the CDC’s guidance, which recommends only allowing those over the age of 75 to be part of the next phase of vaccinations, along with frontline workers.
“The state is entering a new phase in our vaccinations,” Whitmer said. “By January 11th, all counties may begin vaccinating Michiganders who are 65 and up. This will include some essential workers who will also be vaccinated. Workers like our school and childcare staff, frontline local, state and federal first responders, and staff in our jails and prisons and shelters.”
. As the U.S. grapples with record hospitalizations and deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic, a crucial vaccination rollout campaign is being impeded by inconsistent messaging and myriad state strategies as a new variant of the virus drives up infection rates, according to public health experts. The missteps have put the number of vaccinations well behind targets set by the Trump administration s U.S. Operation Warp Speed effort. About 5.46 million doses have been administered in the U.S. since mid-December, or 32% of those that have been distributed across the country and well below the Trump administration s goal of 20 million by the end of 2020, according to data compiled by Bloomberg News. Vaccination rates have ranged significantly across states, with South Dakota using 69% of the doses sent to it and Georgia just 22%, according to Bloomberg s data.
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Heather Larsen, a certified nursing assistant at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility in Ishpeming, is the first staff member to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday. Walgreens vaccinated staff and residents that day, with MCMCF previously stating on Facebook it would use the Moderna vaccine. (Photo courtesy of MCMCF)
MARQUETTE To help reach the state’s goal of vaccinating 70% of Michiganders over age 16 and bring a quicker end to the COVID-19 pandemic in the state, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services officials on Wednesday announced the state is moving to a new phase of vaccination on Monday.
U.S. Vaccine Rollout Hurt by Faulty Coordination, Messaging Bloomberg 7/01/2021
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As the U.S. grapples with record hospitalizations and deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic, a crucial vaccination rollout campaign is being impeded by inconsistent messaging and myriad state strategies as a new variant of the virus drives up infection rates, according to public health experts.
The missteps have put the number of vaccinations well behind targets set by the Trump administration’s U.S. Operation Warp Speed effort. About 5.46 million doses have been administered in the U.S. since mid-December, or 32% of those that have been distributed across the country and well below the Trump administration’s goal of 20 million by the end of 2020, according to data compiled by Bloomberg News. Vaccination rates have ranged significantly across states, with South Dakota using 69% of the doses sent to it and Georgia just 22%, according to Bloomberg’s data.