If all goes well, Whitmer said, Michigan could hit its first benchmark meaning that 55 percent of eligible Michiganders have received their first dose in seven to ten days, with restrictions that would start to lift two weeks after that, before the end of May. Eleven of Michigan’s 83 counties have already met that goal; 19 others, though, remain below 40 percent.
Workers can return to the office and other job sites two weeks after 55 percent of Michiganders, or 4.4 million residents, receive their first doses. This would relax a Whitmer administration rule that employees work remotely when feasible.
Restaurant and bar curfews will be lifted, indoor capacity at sports stadiums, conferences, banquets, funeral homes, now set at different levels, will increase to 25 percent, and capacity limits at gyms will increase from 30 percent to 50 percent two weeks after 60 percent of Michiganders, or 4.9 million residents, receive their first doses.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer outlined a plan that ties specific vaccination levels to rolling back COVID-19 restrictions during a press event Thursday morning.
The announcement mirrors the state s goal of vaccinating 70% of all Michigander s 16 and older, but comes as Michigan continues to grapple with the nation s worst pandemic outbreak.
“On our path to vaccinating 70% of Michiganders 16 and up, we can take steps to gradually get back to normal while keeping people safe, Whitmer said in a statement. If you haven’t already, I encourage you to rise to the challenge and be a part of the solution so we can continue our economic recovery and have the summer we all crave.”
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Lansing A filing Thursday from a Democratic attorney contends that Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey has quietly been at the center of the Unlock Michigan campaign to repeal a law that underpinned Gov. Gretchen Whitmer s initial COVID-19 response.
Shirkey, R-Clarklake, has used Unlock Michigan to achieve his political goal of repealing that law, a plan executed by his agents under his direction and control and funded with his dark money, wrote Democratic attorney Mark Brewer in asking the Secretary of State s office to reconsider a campaign finance complaint involving the committee.
A spokeswoman for Shirkey didn t immediately provide a response Thursday. Fred Wszolek, spokesman for Unlock Michigan, labeled the arguments nonsensical.
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