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MARQUETTE — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services officials announced Friday that the state is expanding its vaccination eligibility for residents age 16 and up with disabilities or medical conditions beginning on March 22.
In addition, the state also announced that all Michiganders age 16 and up who weren’t previously eligible to receive a vaccine will now be eligible beginning on Monday, April 5.
The announcement comes shortly after a recent eligibility update that included people age 50 and up with medical conditions or disabilities and caregiver family members and guardians who care for children with special health care needs. These groups became eligible last Monday. All Michiganders age 50 and up will also become eligible on March 22.