Livingston County officials call on state to stop using social factors to determine COVID vaccine distribution
Updated Feb 27, 2021;
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LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MI Livingston County commissioners claim the state of Michigan is distributing COVID-19 vaccines unfairly due to its use of social factors to determine allotment.
The state uses a Social Vulnerability Index, a metric from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to establish a community’s virus risk level based on health and economic factors. But Livingston County officials want the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to stop using this metric, and replace it with a “scientific medical factor based plan” that results in uniform distribution.
Livingston County resolution calls for new state vaccine distribution plan
As vaccine distribution continues to ramp up across the state, some counties are raising concerns about the metrics used to determine allocation. This week, a special meeting in Livingston County will decide whether to call upon Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the State Health Department to change their distribution plan.
and last updated 2021-02-15 18:32:16-05
LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Mich. (WXYZ) â As vaccine distribution continues to ramp up across the state, some counties are raising concerns about the metrics used to determine allocation.
This week, a special meeting in Livingston County will decide whether to call upon Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the State Health Department to change their distribution plan.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Dozens of COVID-19 vaccination sites have opened across New York for those eligible to receive a shot. But supplies are dwindling after Gov. Andrew Cuomo opened up eligibility in mid-January to millions.
Many sites may have already run out of doses or have all their appointments booked, and have begun turning away those seeking the vaccine. New York receives about 250,000 new doses from the federal government each week, according to Cuomo.
Appointments have been difficult to get for many New Yorkers. But they are necessary. Walk-ins are not allowed. This information is based on the latest update from the Finger Lakes vaccine hub. https://flvaccinehub.org/Home/Eligible
February 2, 2021 By Mike Kruzman / news@whmi.com
The third time may be a charm for Livingston County Veterans Services as they search for a new headquarters.
Twice in the last year the department thought they had succeeded in finding a new space to call home only to be left heartbroken. On Monday, Veterans Services Director Mary Durst was before the county General Government and Health and Human Services Committee asking for their approval to lease 5,000 square feet of office space in Genoa Township. Their new home would be in the former Iron Grip Ninja location at 1420 Lawson Drive, in the same building as the Secretary of State office. Durst told the committee this is actually about 1,800 square feet larger than their last targeted location, which will allow them to do even more.