Whitmer blames Trump administration over bottleneck of COVID-19 vaccine shipments
David Eggert
Michigan Governor s Office I still cannot get a straight answer out of the Trump administration about why Michigan, like many other states, is receiving a fraction of the vaccines that we were slated to receive,” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said at a news conference Friday.
LANSING A frustrated Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday criticized the Trump administration because Michigan will receive fewer doses of the COVID-19 vaccine than expected in its next allocation, saying she cannot get a straight answer.
The state is due 60,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in its second allotment, down from an anticipated 84,825. Several other states have reported similar cuts.
Detroit Free Press
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pointed a finger at the federal government Friday, saying it is holding back shipments of Pfizer s coronavirus vaccine to states, including Michigan, causing unnecessary delays and is shorting Michigan hospitals, health departments and nursing homes of potentially life-saving vaccines. There are millions of Pfizer vaccines, many right here in Portage, Michigan, that are waiting to be shipped, Whitmer said during a news conference. But the feds are slow walking the process of getting the addresses to Pfizer for some reason I cannot get an answer to. We have Michigan hospitals and nursing homes ready to administer this vaccine. And the bottleneck appears to be the White House. And I can t get an answer why.
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At least one other shipment of vaccines arrived Monday, delivered to Michigan Medicine at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, with more shipments expected in coming days, hospital and state leaders have said.
The vaccine could be the turning point toward a full reopening of the economy, though health leaders have been quick to note that the vaccine likely won’t be ready for distribution to the general public until at least spring once vaccines have been given to highest priority groups first.
But many may remain more reluctant to embrace a vaccine that was given emergency clearance by the federal government over the weekend for a virus that has now killed more than 300,000 in the United States.
West Michigan health departments, hospitals team up on new vaccine website
Consortium wants to encourage people to get COVID-19 vaccine
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By: Zac Harmon
and last updated 2020-12-15 15:33:59-05
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â Dozens of area health departments, hospitals, colleges, and community organizations teamed up to create a new resource for information on COVID-19 vaccines.
The result is the Vaccinate West Michigan website. The consortium behind it says the site will be the go-to for reliable information on vaccine availability, distribution plans, and safety of the vaccine.
âThe COVID-19 vaccine is safe, highly effective and will be our best defense against the virus,â said Dr. Adam London, director of the Kent County Health Department. âBut it wonât be available to everyone immediately. Itâs critical for the residents of West Michigan to have access to accurate, timely and consistent information about the vaccine so we can