May 10, 2021
LANSING (AP) Michigan said that 54% of adults ages 16 and up have gotten at least one COVID-19 shot, a roughly 2.5 percentage point jump after factoring in people who were vaccinated outside the state or at federal facilities.
The addition of nearly 227,000 residents to the state’s count put Michigan close to a 55% benchmark Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says is needed to allow in-person work in all sectors, including offices. The reopening step will occur two weeks after the milestone is reached.
State officials said a new tracker uses data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which can access data from out-of-state providers and federal entities like veterans hospitals.
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Residents who obtained COVID-19 vaccinations out-of-state are being asked to confirm it with Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency.
The agency may not be aware of how many residents received the vaccine somewhere other than Michigan, said health officerRebecca Burns.
The agency seeks the information so it can be entered in the Michigan Care Improvement Registry.
Although some residents in the tri-county area may have received vaccinations in border states of Indiana or Ohio, an even larger number may have received vaccination while away during winter, officials said.
Those with out-of-state COVID-19 vaccinations are asked to take their vaccine card to a local health agency office 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday in either Coldwater, Hillsdale or Three Rivers.
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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) Michigan said late Friday that 54% of adults ages 16 and up have gotten at least one COVID-19 shot, a roughly 2.5 percentage point jump after factoring in people who were vaccinated outside the state or at federal facilities.
The addition of nearly 227,000 residents to the state’s count put Michigan close to a 55% benchmark Gov. Gretchen says is needed to allow in-person work in all sectors, including offices. The reopening step will occur two weeks after the milestone is reached.
Michigan: 54% have at least one COVID vaccine dose, including residents outside state
State adds nearly 227,000 residents to overall count
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A vaccination record card is shown during a COVID-19 vaccination drive for Spring Branch Independent School District education workers Tuesday, March 16, 2021, in Houston. School employees who registered were given the Pfizer vaccine.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
LANSING, Mich. – Michigan said late Friday that 54% of adults ages 16 and up have gotten at least one COVID-19 shot, a roughly 2.5 percentage point jump after factoring in people who were vaccinated outside the state or at federal facilities.