The Rockefeller Foundation
Updates 04.08.21
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Baltimore, Md. – Today, Mayor Brandon M. Scott, the Baltimore City Health Department, the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development, The Rockefeller Foundation, HealthCare Access Maryland, Jhpiego, Baltimore Corps, the Baltimore Civic Fund, and other partners announced the findings of the Baltimore Health Corps Pilot’s Early Lessons Report, completed by the University of Maryland.
“The Baltimore Health Corps has been a blessing to our community since the onset of the pandemic,”
said Mayor Brandon M. Scott. “As we continue to navigate this public health crisis, I remain encouraged by our partnership with the BHC and the funders who play a role in Baltimore’s recovery.”
Detroit A majority of southeast Michigan counties are vaccinating residents at twice the rate Detroit is and that gap is threatening to prolong the pandemic in Michigan s largest city and forcing health officials to find alternatives to mass-vaccination sites like the TCF Center and Ford Field.
About 1 in 5, or 21%, of Detroiters have received at least one shot, according to the city s vaccine dashboard, compared to 33% of residents in Macomb County, 40% in suburban Wayne County and 41% in Oakland and Washtenaw counties. Statewide, 37% of all residents have at least one dose.
At the current rate, the city won t be able to reopen by the summer and there s no reason it shouldn t be able to, Mayor Mike Duggan said this week, although he added if our vaccine rate is running far less than the surrounding communities, we re not going to make it.
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Ready to dine out again? Not so fast. Vaccination isn t a reason to stop taking safety precautions.
About a third of all Americans have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. If you’re one of them, you’re probably ready to get back to some semblance of normalcy, and visiting your favorite restaurant may be at the top of your list.
But is it actually safe to dine inside a restaurant after getting vaccinated? Should you wait until vaccination rates in your area increase?
Lots of questions surround what you can, can’t or shouldn’t do after getting vaccinated. To help, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued guidance in late March. The agency says people can gather together indoors without wearing masks once everyone involved has been fully vaccinated ― meaning it’s been two weeks since you received the second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or a single Johnson & Johnson shot. You can also hang out indoors with other
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