st.
Local health systems in West Michigan said that they are ready to meet the deadline and the demand.
âWe get very excited about it, because what that means is that the vaccine supply is coming,â said Chad Tuttle, the Sr. Vice President of Hospital Operations with Spectrum Health.
Tuttle told FOX 17 that the vaccine supply will need to increase 500% to meet that April 5
th goal.
He said, âThis week we did 25,000 doses, so when we talk about an increase like that, what we are talking about is doing somewhere between 125,000 and 150,000 doses per week.â
Tuttle knows itâs a big task, but thinks theyâll be able to pull it off.
Health, medical officials very concerned about rise in COVID positivity rate
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West Michigan counties making progress with COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Supply is slowly increasing, more people are becoming eligible and local health departments say they are finding what works. Author: Emma Nicolas Updated: 10:40 PM EST March 10, 2021
It s been just under three months since the first trucks rolled away from Pfizer s Portage facility carrying the COVID-19 vaccine, and health officials say much has changed in the time since.
Two more vaccines, from Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, are now available, and an increasing number of people are becoming eligible for the shot in Michigan. We are so happy to say that we have all three vaccines available, said Kathy Moore, Muskegon County s public health director.
Coronavirus updates, Jan. 2: Nearly 9,000 new cases, 265 deaths reported for Thursday, Friday and Saturday © Provided by WZZM-TV Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek
Here is the latest information on the coronavirus in Michigan, including the number of cases state offices report and other updates affecting West Michigan.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday s cases
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported a total confirmed case count of 497,127, with the death toll reaching 12,598.
There were 8,983 cases reported for the three days and 265 deaths from the virus. Over the three days Thursday, Friday and Saturday the average number of new confirmed cases was 2,994 per day
The latest data on recoveries is from Wednesday, Dec. 23. It shows that 318,389 people have recovered from the virus. The state updates this data every Saturday. A recovery is counted as anyone who is 30 days out from the onset of their symptoms.
Promising signs in 2021
Along with the arrival of the first 2021 baby, medical experts have a positive outlook on what the new year will bring Author: Sarah Makuta (ABC) Updated: 4:51 PM EST January 1, 2021
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - 2020 has turned 21! And thinking back on the past 12 months, there s a lot riding on this new year. But we ve come a long and should feel hopeful that things will get better.
Senior Vice President of hospital operations at Spectrum Health, Chad Tuttle says from a COVID care perspective, the numbers are trending favorably. As we look ahead to 2021, we do see so much hope on the horizon, says Tuttle. First and foremost, the vaccine. Nearly 10,000 of our team members have been vaccinated now, all of our front line caregivers who want to receive the vaccine will have received the vaccine by January 8. We know the seven day average of positive test is coming down, we know the number of inpatients with COVID is also comin
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