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Michigan is 1.62 million shots in arms away from having a big mask-burning party.That's how the math works out under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's "Vacc to Normal" challenge that calls for ending indoor mask mandates once 70 percent of the residents ages 16 and older have at least one COVID vaccine shot…
LANSING (AP) Republican legislative leaders on Friday welcomed Gov. Gretchen Whitmer s metric-based approach to further relaxing coronavirus restrictions, b
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MICHIGAN GOV. GRETCHEN Whitmer receives her second dose of Pfizerâs COVID-19 vaccine Thursday from Dr. Joneigh Khaldun in Grand Rapids, Mich. (Hope Davison/The Grand Rapids Press via AP)
LANSING, Mich. (AP) Republican legislative leaders Friday welcomed Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s metric-based approach to further relaxing coronavirus restrictions, but they questioned what will happen if Michigan’s COVID-19 vaccination rate falls below targets.
Their comments came a day after the Democratic governor announced four benchmarks that will trigger additional economic reopening when 55%, 60%, 65% and 70% of people ages 16 and up get at least one shot. About half have done so to date. The state, where the seven-day infection rate remains highest in the U.S. but is dropping, now needs at least two of every five unvaccinated residents to receive a dose.
Michigan Republicans question vaccine-only metric for reopening steps
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Pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced on its website that it had received permission from the Food and Drug Administration that they can enroll children as young as 12 in its COVID-19 vaccine trial. (Federica Narancio/AP)
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) â Republican legislative leaders on Friday welcomed Gov. Gretchen Whitmerâs metric-based approach to further relaxing coronavirus restrictions, but they questioned what will happen if Michiganâs COVID-19 vaccination rate falls below targets.
Their comments came a day after the Democratic governor announced four benchmarks that will trigger additional economic reopening â when 55%, 60%, 65% and 70% of people ages 16 and up get at least one shot. About half have done so to date. The state, where the seven-day infection rate remains highest in the U.S. but is dropping, now needs at least two of