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UM-Flint nursing student Michaela Dimello helps administer the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Genesee County residents on Monday at Bishop Airport in Flint. (AP photo)
MARQUETTE Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday raised Michigan’s COVID-19 vaccination goal from 50,000 to 100,000 shots per day. The new goal is based on the state’s successful efforts to expand equitable and efficient vaccine administration by partnering with private and public organizations in communities across the state, and is made possible by continuous week-over-week increases in the number of vaccines allocated to the state of Michigan.
For 38 days as of Wednesday, the state has met or exceeded its original goal of administering 50,000 vaccinations per day. Michigan has administered 4,207,102 vaccines to date, moving the state closer to its goal of equitably vaccinating at least 70% of Michiganders ages 16 and older as soon as possible.
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Originally published on March 17, 2021 6:57 am
It is likely that Michigan s emergency rule restricting most in-person office work will be extended for up to six months after it expires in mid-April, according to Sean Egan, COVID-19 workplace safety director for Michigan s Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity.
But Egan said the restrictions could be modified at any time as COVID vaccination rates and case rates change.
The restrictions are in an October 14 emergency order of the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA). Currently they require employers to prohibit in-person work if it can feasibly be done remotely.
Some business groups oppose an extension of the rule, claiming it would hurt the economy and cause permanent job losses. Reopen Michigan Safely is a recently formed coalition of business leaders who are calling on Governor Gretchen Whitmer to end the office ban on April 14th.