Lack of clarity, tech issues continue to plague filers for state unemployment benefits
Detroit Free Press (MI)
When
Paula Griffin went to reapply at the end of last month for unemployment benefits after waiting for
Michigan s
Unemployment Insurance Agency to implement two key federal programs, she noticed on social media that many claimants were able to get their benefits quickly after reopening their claims.
Griffin, 40, was relieved after going weeks without any income. But after reapplying for the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) extension, she saw that she couldn t certify until Feb.15, meaning her benefits would be delayed by at least another two weeks.
Nearly a thousand health care workers in Ingham County are getting Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine every week.
Health Officer Linda Vail says so far, the state has provided her department with 975 doses of vaccine a week. They’re getting an extra dose out of some vials.
She says the staff and the schedule would allow for more. “We did ask for the double, 1,950 doses this week, and didn’t get it, Vail adds, but we will be asking again, and I’ve also made a few phone calls.”
Vail says the department is vaccinating 350 or more people per day, and could double or triple that if they had enough vaccine.
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