30% of Michigan residents received 1 dose of COVID vaccine: within data

DETROIT – Michigan passed another vaccination milestone COVID-19: 30% of residents received at least one dose of vaccine.

According to MDHHS data, by Thursday (March 25), 30.3% of Michigan residents received at least one dose, while 17.4% are fully vaccinated. About 3.8 million doses were administered in total.

Almost 2/3 of Michigan residents aged 65 and over have received at least one dose, while about 40% are fully vaccinated. About 35% of the 50-64 group received at least one dose.

As for specific vaccines, 1.9 million doses from Pfizer, 1.7 million from Moderna and about 68,000 doses from Johnson and Johnson were administered in Michigan.

In Metro Detroit, Wayne, Oakland and Washtenaw are over 30% in coverage (at least one dose), while Macomb, Monroe, Livingston and Lenawee are below the state average. Detroit, Michigan’s largest city, has less than 20% coverage.

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Michigan expanded eligibility this week to include anyone aged 50 or over and anyone aged 16 to 49 with certain medical conditions. On April 5, anyone aged 16 and over will be eligible.

The state’s regional mass vaccination site at Ford Field began vaccination this week, with plans to administer 6,000 doses a day for the next eight weeks.

As vaccinations increase, Michigan is seeing a further increase in cases, with more than 5,000 new cases reported on Thursday, the highest since December.

Governor Whitmer said on Thursday that there are no plans to announce new restrictions in response to the increase in hospitalizations, which the data show are affecting younger age groups.

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