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May 7, 2021
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is launching a Vacc to Normal Milestone Tracker on the Michigan COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard.
The MDHHS says the tracker will include vaccinations of Michiganders received both in-state and out-of state, which will allow Michigan to report more comprehensive data on vaccination milestones as they are reached.
“The Vacc to Normal Milestone Tracker provides the most complete estimate of the number of Michigan residents ages 16 and older who have received their first doses if COVID-19 vaccine,” said Doctor Joneigh Khaldun, Chief Medical Executive and Chief Deputy for Health.
Dr. Khaldun continued to say that the vaccine is the most important tool the state has to slow the spread of the virus. She also noted that by getting Michiganders vaccinated as soon as possible, Michiganders can not only protect themselves, their families and their communities, but help end the pandemic as quickly as possible.
Nearly a thousand health care workers in Ingham County are getting Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine every week.
Health Officer Linda Vail says so far, the state has provided her department with 975 doses of vaccine a week. They’re getting an extra dose out of some vials.
She says the staff and the schedule would allow for more. “We did ask for the double, 1,950 doses this week, and didn’t get it, Vail adds, but we will be asking again, and I’ve also made a few phone calls.”
Vail says the department is vaccinating 350 or more people per day, and could double or triple that if they had enough vaccine.