Younger driving age groups are increasing in Michigan COVID-19 hospitalizations

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Michigan are on the rise again, but data shows that it is younger age groups that are driving the increase.

Inpatient data collected by the Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) show that hospitalizations have increased 633% for adults aged 30 to 39 years and per 800% for adults from 40 to 49 years.

Hospitalization growth rates decrease as vaccination rates by age group increase, increasing hospitalizations by only 37% for adults 80 years or older, of whom 44% of the population is completely vaccinated in the state.

Groups under the age of 50 are right now among Michigan’s most vaccinated groups as eligibility is extended for groups over 16 years of age.

As of March 23, there were a total of 1,659 patients hospitalized in Michigan hospitals for COVID-19, including 356 in critical care and 133 in ventilators. The total number of patients admitted has doubled since the end of February.

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“Michigan is advancing in the final defeat of the COVID-19 pandemic through increased vaccination rates, but the war is not over yet,” said MHA chief medical officer Gary Roth, DO. “Now is not the time to drop the guard and risk contracting COVID-19 with new, more contagious variants and available vaccines. My recipe for all Michiganders is to wear the mask, wash your hands, avoid crowds, and when it’s your turn, take the vaccine. You should continue to take preventative measures even after you have been vaccinated, because it will take at least two weeks for the full protection of the vaccine to start after the last dose and it will take everyone to get vaccinated. “

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The MHA urges Michiganders to commit to testing proven COVID-19 preventative measures and to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it is available amid an increase in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations.

“While much of our healthcare workforce is vaccinated, caring for a third increase in patients with COVID-19 is mentally and physically exhausting for all front-line caregivers,” said MHA CEO Brian Peters . “Failure to follow proven preventive measures is not only dangerous to our health, but harms our economy and delays when face-to-face activities such as returning to work with minimal restrictions can occur. It will still take a few more months to vaccinate everyone, for that we must do everything in our power to curb current growth. As you wait your turn to get your vaccine safe and effective, mask yourself, practice social distancing, and wash your hands. “

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