LANSING (WWJ) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer says the state is headed in the right direction as it pertains to the number of COVID-19 cases in Michigan.
In a statement on Thursday, Whitmer said that over four million people have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine. She also introduced the "MI Vacc to Normal Challenge," which will ease certain COVID restrictions once four major vaccine milestones are met.
As part of the challenge, the Governor said two weeks after 4.4 million residents get at least one vaccine, people will be allowed to go back to their offices.
Two weeks after 4.9 million Michiganders get their first shot, curfews on restaurants will also be lifted, and more people would be allowed at sporting events.
And two weeks after 70-percent of Michiganders 16-and-older get a vaccine, the mask order will be lifted.
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"The MI Vacc to Normal challenge outlines steps we can take to emerge from this pandemic as we hit our vaccination targets together,” Whitmer said in a release. "On our path to vaccinating 70% of Michiganders 16 and up, we can take steps to gradually get back to normal while keeping people safe. If you haven’t already, I encourage you to rise to the challenge and be a part of the solution so we can continue our economic recovery and have the summer we all crave."
The first of the vaccine milestones, which would allow people to go back to the office, could be met by the end of May.