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Residents statewide can make COVID vaccination appointments at Michigan State University Pavilion clinic
Site is a drive-thru only clinic
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The expansion in eligibility is made possible due to personnel support from the Department of Defense through a Federal Emergency Management Agency program. (2020 Getty Images)
LANSING, Mich. – Starting Monday, all Michigan residents are welcome to schedule an appointment to get vaccinated at the Michigan State University Pavilion clinic operated by the Ingham County Health Department in partnership with the college. The site is a drive-thru only clinic, and appointments are available as early as this week.
The expansion in eligibility is made possible due to personnel support from the Department of Defense through a Federal Emergency Management Agency program. With additional personnel, ICHD anticipates shifting from vaccinating 1,600 people per day to 3,000-4,000 people per day.
Officials target vaccine outreach to young adults in Lansing area lansingstatejournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lansingstatejournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Lansing Board of Education President Gabrielle Lawrence said they’re basing their decision on the number of infected Ingham County residents.
“It s more than 10 times what we consider to be a safe number. So it s really clear that it s simply not a safe time to have kids returning to in-person learning, she said.
Sam Sinicropi, the superintendent for the Lansing School District, echoed Lawrence s concerns. Our number one goal is the safety and health of our students, staff, and families. And the metrics and what s going on in the Ingham County area, the past four or five weeks, just don t work for us, he added.
More than 43,000 of Michigan’s most vulnerable vaccinated as part of vaccine pilot program
In total, 43,797 vaccines were administered statewide as a part of the pilot. Second doses will be arriving at pilot sites over the next few weeks.
Credit: Care Resources Published: 9:17 AM EDT April 16, 2021 Updated: 9:17 AM EDT April 16, 2021
More than 43,000 Michiganders living in communities with high Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine thanks to a pilot program coordinated by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and the Protect Michigan Commission.
In early March, MDHHS and the Protect Michigan Commission awarded 35,800 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to 22 entities across Michigan to help enhance the state s vaccine equity strategy.