Over the next few weeks, Oakland County public health nurses are planning to administer upwards of 1,800 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to first responders.Â
The county has not received its initial allocation. Tuesday morning, Pfizer representatives informed the county to expect its initial shipment of 1,950 doses either late this week or early next week. The health division expects to receive its second round of doses sometime after the first of the year. The Pfizer vaccine is being manufactured in and shipped across the country to hospitals and local health departments from the company s manufacturing plant in Portage, Mich.Â
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted the Pfizer vaccine emergency use authorization (EUA) last Friday with Michigan hospitals including Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor and Beaumont Health in Southfield administering the state s first doses on Monday and Tuesday to groups of frontline health workers.
MDHHS launches COVID-19 vaccine dashboard, releases guidance on vaccination for pregnant women
and last updated 2020-12-16 16:46:04-05
LANSING, Mich. â The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has updated information in its priority groups for vaccination administration document and launched a COVID-19 vaccine dashboard to help Michiganders track information about the vaccine across the state, a news release said Wednesday.
MDHHS expanded its guidance to allow Michiganders 16 and older to receive the vaccine.
See the full guidance here.
They also provided updated information on pregnant women and the vaccine.
While there currently isnât data on the safety and efficacy of Pfizerâs COVID-19 vaccine in pregnant women, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that pregnant women may be offered the vaccine within the priority groups upon consultation with their medical provider.
Michigan launches coronavirus vaccine dashboard and updates guidance on vaccinating teens, pregnant women
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Posted Dec 16, 2020
Dr. Payal Patel is among the first to get vaccinated at Michigan Medicine on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020.
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A total of 244 Michigan residents have been vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Tuesday, Dec. 15, according to a new COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard launched today to help Michiganders track information about the vaccine.
The state has 297 sites enrolled in the vaccine provider program, and 26,325 vaccine doses have been shipped to site so far, according to the dashboard. All those 26,000-doses have gone to hospitals, which are immunizing front-line health-care workers.
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Michigan s chief medical executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun at a press briefing December 1, 2020 (courtesy of the State of Michigan)
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has updated information in its priority groups for vaccination administration document and launched a COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard to help residents track information about the vaccine across the state.
MDHHS expanded its guidance to allow Michiganders 16 years of age and older to receive the vaccine and also provided updated information on pregnant women and the vaccine.
While there is not currently data on the safety and efficacy of Pfizerâs COVID-19 vaccine in pregnant women, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that pregnant women may be offered the vaccine within the priority groups upon consultation with their medical provider.
December 16, 2020
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has updated its COVID-19 vaccine website. The department has released the following:
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has updated information in its priority groups for vaccination administration document and launched a COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard to help Michiganders track information about the vaccine across the state.
MDHHS expanded its guidance to allow Michiganders 16 years of age and older to receive the vaccine and also provided updated information on pregnant women and the vaccine. While there is not currently data on the safety and efficacy of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in pregnant women, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that pregnant women may be offered the vaccine within the priority groups upon consultation with their medical provider.