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By CHRISTINA HALL | Detroit Free Press | Published: May 7, 2021
Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See more staff and wire stories here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. DETROIT (Tribune News Service) Mitch Allen wants to go to a restaurant. And go to a place with music. And to get together with his family again for the holidays. One of his two housemates wants to get back to bowling. Maybe we can be safe and move on, be back to normal, Allen, 50, said after receiving the second dose of his COVID-19 vaccine during a clinic Wednesday for four Oakland County group homes for residents with developmental disabilities.
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PONTIAC Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Friday a factor in Michigan s surging COVID-19 cases is fewer people were infected earlier in the pandemic than in other states, and she expressed concern about spring break travel to Florida.
Florida and Michigan have reported the highest and second-highest number of cases of a more contagious variant that was first identified in the U.K. Michigan had the United States worst infection rate in the past two weeks. Yes, I am concerned about travel between the states, the governor told reporters while attending the opening of a large-scale vaccination site in Oakland County. It s a concern no matter what. That s why we are really encouraging people to get vaccinated.
Oakland County unveils its latest large COVID-19 vaccination site
Pontiac – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined other officials Friday to kick off the opening of another large-scale COVID-19 vaccine site in Oakland County.
Whitmer said by increasing vaccinations across Michigan and following safety protocols – including masking and social distancing – the state could meet its goal of vaccinating 70% of residents by this summer.
“We all know what needs to be done,” said Whitmer. “…I think we can reach that goal by the Fourth of July and enjoy it like we should.”
Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter joined Whitmer, Pontiac Mayor Deirdre Waterman and others at the United Wholesale Mortgage sports complex in Pontiac.
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