Nearly 59K have received coronavirus vaccines in Michigan
Updated Dec 28, 2020;
Posted Dec 28, 2020
Leslie Rush, Department Manager on the 10-West floor at Sparrow Hospital, prepares to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to Abigail Wheeler, a registered nurse, at the hospital in Lansing, on Thursday, December 17, 2020. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)Mike Mulholland | MLive.com
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Michigan has administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to 58,997 residents through the first two weeks of availability, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services.
With more than 278,000 doses of the two coronavirus vaccines distributed to providers across the state, that leaves another 219,278 doses on hand that are still to be administered in the coming weeks.
How does the coronavirus vaccine work? Nine things you need to know
Updated Dec 20, 2020;
Posted Dec 20, 2020
Leslie Rush, Department Manager on the 10-West floor at Sparrow Hospital, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to Chad Larner, a respiratory therapist, at the hospital in Lansing, on Thursday, December 17, 2020. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)Mike Mulholland | MLive.com
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Hospitals across the United States are launching coronavirus vaccination programs, and officials hope to have up to 20 million health-care workers and nursing-home residents immunized by the end of 2020.
It’s an effort being lauded as a major turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed more than 300,000 Americans and more than 11,000 in Michigan.
Gov. Whitmer announces updates to MDHHS COVID-19 restrictions during Friday news conference
By FOX 2 Staff
(FOX 2) - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer held a COVID-19 news conference Friday, Dec. 18 and announced that the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is lifting some of the COVID-19 restrictions that were set in place Nov. 15 and is extending others.
Casinos, movie theaters, bowling alleys and in-person learning at high schools and universities are allowed to reopen and resume.
Other restrictions that were initially set on Nov. 15 have been extended, meaning indoor dining is still prohibited, night clubs are still closed and organized indoor sports are still barred. Workplaces, when work can be done from home, are also not allowed to reopen yet, and group fitness classes are still not allowed to resume.
Casinos, movie theaters, high schools allowed to reopen in Michigan, indoor dining restriction extended
By FOX 2 Staff
(FOX 2) - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Friday that the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is lifting some of the COVID-19 restrictions that were set in place Nov. 15 in a pause to save lives and extending others.
Casinos, movie theaters, bowling alleys and in-person learning at high schools and universities are
allowed to reopen and resume.
Other restrictions that were initially set on Nov. 15 have been extended, meaning indoor dining is still prohibited, night clubs are still closed and organized indoor sports are still barred. Workplaces, when work can be done from home, are also not allowed to reopen yet, and group fitness classes are still not allowed to resume.