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

DETROIT – Michigan has surpassed another vaccination target against COVID-19: 30% of residents have received at least one dose of vaccine.

According to MDHHS data, as of Thursday (March 25), 30.3% of Michigan residents have received at least one dose, while 17.4% are fully vaccinated. In total, about 3.8 million doses have been administered.

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

In terms of specific vaccines, Michigan has received 1.9 million doses of Pfizer, 1.7 million of Modern and about 68,000 doses of Johnson and Johnson.

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

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Michigan has expanded this week the requirements to include anyone 50 or older and anyone 16 to 49 who has certain medical conditions. On April 5, anyone over the age of 16 will become eligible.

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

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

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

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