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(WWJ) Governor Gretchen Whitmer said she will tie the lifting of restrictions to statewide COVID-19 vaccination rates which are likely undercounted.
When she announced the plan on April 29, 48.8% of Michiganders 16 or older had received at least one dose.
As of Saturday (today), 50% of Michiganders 16+ have started the vaccination process, according to the Michigan COVID-19 Vaccine dashboard. This means they have received one or both doses of Moderna and Pfizer, or a single dose of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. Pfizer is the only vaccine approved for 16 and 17 years old.
38% are fully vaccinated.
However, there's a catch. State officials say, as of now, the totals only include Michigan residents who received the vaccine in Michigan.
Yet, residents who were vaccinated out of state—those who winter in Florida and went to Ohio to get the vaccine—still count toward the benchmarks, meaning the count is important to getting us back to normalcy faster.
Two weeks after 55% of Michiganders 16+ receive at least one dose of the vaccine, Whitmer said she would lift the remote work rule.
At 60%; indoor sports stadium, banquet halls/conference centers, and funeral homes will be able to operate at 25% capacity. Gyms will be allowed to operate at 50% capacity. The curfew will be lifted on restaurants and bars.
At 65%, indoor capacity limits are to be lifted, requiring only social distancing between parties. Limits on social gatherings will be "relaxed."
At 70%, Whitmer said she would lift the gathering and Face Mask Orders with the possibility of a partial mask rule. The State Health Department would stop enforcing the Gathering and Face Mask Orders unless the healthcare system is in jeopardy of getting overwhelmed, or vaccine-resistant variants start to spread.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is urging all Michiganders who received the vaccine out of state to make sure they are counted in the overall vaccination rate. To do so, the person who was vaccinated out of state should take their vaccination card to their healthcare provider. The healthcare provider would be able to add it to the Michigan Care Improvement Registry—which records vaccine information.
