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Michigan expanding access to safe, effective COVID-19 vaccine starting March 8 All Michiganders over age 50 eligible March 22 Midland Daily News FacebookTwitterEmail 1of17 Madison Messner, left, looks over at the injection site where her mother, Erin Messner, who works at Siebert Elementary, center, received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from Midland County Community Health Nurse Becky Carlson, right, during a vaccination clinic for local teachers and other school staff Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 at the Midland County Educational Service Agency building. (Katy Kildee/kkildee@mdn.net)(Katy Kildee/kk...

State Emergency Operations Center LANSING — Several initiatives to improve access to the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine and ensure equity when it comes to protection from the virus have been announced by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) during the past couple weeks. MDHHS posted race data on the COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard to help track the effects of those efforts and to provide additional information about vaccinations in Michigan. “Ensuring those who are most vulnerable are protected by the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is a high priority for Michi...

cbleck@miningjournal.net MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University’s Health Center could be notified any day of its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine doses. From the point of delivery about 24 hours later, the Vielmetti Health Center must safely store and administer the initial supply within seven days, NMU announced. Staff members and representatives of the university’s COVID-19 response team met last week to coordinate efforts to communicate availability, prioritize and schedule eligible groups, and plot the logistics of holding vaccine clinics in the Northern Center. NMU indicated ...

rspitza@miningjournal.net LANSING — The Protect Michigan Commission, comprised of bipartisan leaders from across the state, including Marquette City Commissioner Evan Bonsall and Upper Peninsula Health Plan’s Melissa A. Holmquist, held its first meeting on Friday. The commission, which serves as an advisory group to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, was established to focus on equitable distribution of a safe, effective COVID-19 vaccine to help save lives and strengthen the economy. “The work of the bipartisan Protect Michigan Commission will help Michigan reach its goal of 50,000 shots in arms p...