More than 6% of Michigan residents age 16 and older have received the COVID-19 vaccine so far, based on the latest figures published by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
A total of 598,127 doses of vaccine were administered on Wednesday, January 20, according to the state’s coronavirus panel. This includes 499,460 first doses and 98,667 second doses.
Last week, the state administered an average of 23,000 first doses a day, well below the target of 50,000 a day set by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Health professionals say the biggest problem at the moment is the lack of availability of the vaccine by the federal government, which is overseeing the distribution.
The highest immunization rates so far are in the Upper Peninsula, where 8.6% of those over 16 have received at least one dose of the vaccine. This compares to 5.1% in Metro Detroit.
The interactive map below shows the number of people per capita who have received at least one dose of the vaccine so far. The figures are based on the residence of the vaccine recipient compared to where the vaccine was administered. You can keep your cursor over a county to see the underlying data. (Note: The number of first doses administered includes those who also received a second dose.)
You can also use this searchable database to search for specific counties. The percentage in this graph is the rate of people aged 16 and over who received at least one dose of vaccine by January 20.
One reason for the higher vaccination rates in northern Michigan is that these regions received more doses per capita, based on state data.
Regions 7 and 8, the state health regions covering the Upper Peninsula and the north of the Lower Peninsula, received about 156 doses per 1,000 residents aged 16 and over, compared with 96 doses per 1,000 adults in southeastern counties. Michigan.
Public health officials said the distribution and administration of vaccines will be different based on demographics.
Currently, those eligible for vaccines include people aged 65 and over, as well as health professionals, teachers, first responders and correctional officers. This means that counties with a large elderly population, as well as health centers and regional prisons, have more residents on the priority list.
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Michigan has received 1,096,025 doses of vaccines to date. Of these, 245,100 were assigned to the vaccination program for residents and long-term care workers. Of the 850,925 remaining doses available, 68% have been administered to date.
As of Wednesday, January 20, 65,861 were immunized through the long-term care program, although the number of doses administered is incomplete, says the state panel.
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