cbleck@miningjournal.net In this April 12 photo, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks in Ypsilanti. Whitmer on Thursday announced a plan to tie the lifting of coronavirus restrictions to Michigan’s vaccination rate, setting four specific benchmarks that must be reached to return to normal. As more people get shots, she said, the state will allow in-person work for all business sectors, relax indoor capacity limits and ultimately lift them. (AP photo)
MARQUETTE Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday unveiled the “MI Vacc to Normal Challenge” as the state pushes toward its goal of vaccinating 70% of Michiganders 16 years old and older for COVID-19.