Kalamazoo County's health department, located about five miles from where the Pfizer vaccine is being produced, is waiting for more doses before it can vaccinate more people locally.
Governor Whitmer said Michigan is still in good shape in the fight against the coronavirus but the latest numbers are not as strong as they were a couple of weeks ago.
Governor Whitmer said Michigan is still in good shape in the fight against the coronavirus but the latest numbers are not as strong as they were a couple of weeks ago.
ST. JOSEPH â A lot of planning and coordination went into that first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine in Berrien County.
Various officials, including those with Spectrum Health Lakeland and Berrien County Health Department (BCHD), have been meeting for months to coordinate the rollout alongside the mass vaccination plans that were already in place.
âThis partnership is really crucial when you consider this is really an unprecedented vaccination effort,â said Dr. John Froggatt, vice president of medical affairs, medical director of infection prevention, and medical director of the hospitalist programs at Spectrum Health Lakeland.
Froggatt, an infectious disease specialist, said weâve never had to do anything quite like this so quickly in our country, especially considering the fact a second dose of the vaccine will be needed.
BENTON TOWNSHIP â As more and more folks get their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, local health officials are urging patience.
âFor those individuals who are eager and ready and know that they want it, basically, stay tuned. Weâre providing information as quickly as we possibly can,â Gillian Conrad, spokesperson for the Berrien County Health Department (BCHD), said Tuesday.
Front-line staff at the BCHD, as well as Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel, began receiving their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine this week.
The state reported Tuesday that about 71,000 Michigan residents have now received the vaccine.
The BCHD is currently focusing on providing vaccines to individuals in priority groups 1 and 2 of Phase 1A, which includes EMS personnel, medical first responders, and some long-term care facility workers and residents.