The University of Michigan stops vaccinating people in phase 1B due to low supply

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Due to below expectations Supply of COVID-19 vaccine, the University of Michigan stopped vaccinating people in the state’s Phase 1B.

AU of M Medicine has announced that it will temporarily pause scheduling vaccinations for people in that phase and, first, will ensure that there are enough doses for people in the first phase who need the second dose.

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“We are committed to administering COVID-19 vaccines in our communities as quickly and safely as possible,” says the announcement. “Currently, we have established the capacity to administer up to 12,000 vaccines per week and will resume scheduling new appointments for the first dose as soon as there is sufficient availability.”

Phase 1B of vaccinations started on Monday (January 11) in Michigan, with people aged 65 and over, police, first responders, frontline state and federal officials, prison and prison officials, pre-school teachers to 12th grade and child care providers now eligible to receive the vaccine.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, chief medical executive of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, announced the move to phase 1B on Wednesday.

The state acknowledged, however, that not all people in the first phase received the vaccine. While Whitmer said that not everyone in Phase 1A had to be vaccinated before people in 1B started receiving their first doses, many of the sites that administered the vaccine announced that they would not immediately go to phase 1B on Monday.

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Treatment of the COVID vaccine distribution process by Michigan did not come without speed reducers. People are confused about the availability of the vaccine and how to get an appointment. There are doubts about the unused doses of the vaccine.

“I know that when you look at the website about how many vaccines were received versus how many were administered, you would recognize that this is a process that should take a little time,” said Whitmer on Friday. “I know that everyone wants to see that you have 500 doses, you receive 500 doses given.”

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According to her, the state is transporting and dismantling deliveries, in addition to working with health departments and hospital systems. On Friday, Khaldun said more than 24,000 shots were fired in the previous 24 hours.

“We are making great strides,” said Whitmer. “If you look at what’s going on across the country, you know, we have to have a perspective here. Michigan is in the same situation as any other state. We are all building this and we are almost at the same level. “