Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel criticizes state s vaccination efforts
Macomb County is questioning if a change is needed in the COVID-19 vaccination plan.
and last updated 2021-02-02 19:08:27-05
MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. (WXYZ) â Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel is criticizing the stateâs vaccination efforts saying itâs leaving the most vulnerable behind and setting up county health departments for failure.
The latest state vaccine dashboard numbers show more than 1,028,000 doses administered across Michigan. Thatâs about 26,000 more than on Monday.
Hackel says those numbers are a distraction from an important issue â that seniors are getting left behind.
âTrue leadership is realizing we are not going down the right path,â Hackel said.
What to expect Gov. Whitmer to talk about during State of the State address Wednesday
Michigan s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the state s economy, and education are just some of the big issues Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to speak about Wednesday night during her State of the State address.
Posted at 5:39 AM, Jan 27, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-27 06:16:11-05
LANSING, Mich. (WXYZ) â Michigan s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the state s economy, and education are just some of the big issues Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to speak about Wednesday night during her State of the State address.
We ll stream it live on Channel 7, on WXYZ.com, on social media, on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV and on your favorite streaming device.
Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel is taking his request for 50,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses per week to a higher power: President Joe Biden. As our nation continues to respond to the pandemic, we know that the greatest impact we can collectively have is at the local level. Here in Macomb County, Michigan, we are prepared to support your administration s promise to administer 100 million vaccinations in 100 days, Hackel wrote in a letter Friday to Biden. We stand ready to be a leader in this ambitious endeavor to protect millions of Americans. Our request is simple: 50,000 doses per week during those 100 days. Our County already has the systems in place with our health care professionals and community partners to achieve this inspiring goal.
What to know about getting vaccinated for COVID-19 in Michigan
Doses of COVID-19 vaccines are trickling into Michigan’s hospitals, health departments and long-term care facilities as the more than 2.5 million people who are currently eligible to be vaccinated struggle to learn when and where they can be vaccinated.
At the current rate, it could take months to vaccinate those now eligible, including front-line workers, teachers, first responders and people age 65 or older, Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, the state s chief medical executive, said Wednesday.
Some officials have said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer should not have opened vaccinations up to people ages 65 and older beginning Monday - which lengthened the queue by about 702,000 people - while the state was vaccinating the initial group of 800,000 front-line workers. But Michigan Department of Health and Human Services officials say the priority is getting as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible.