Michigan gets $90.2 million from CDC for COVID-19 vaccine efforts
Michigan is getting a boost in federal dollars for its COVID-19 vaccine efforts.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday it ll award the state $90,239,771 to build partnerships with community-based organizations to increase vaccine uptake, especially among underserved populations hard-hit by the virus.
The goal is to use the money to ensure greater equity and access to vaccines in communities where people might not be able to get to vaccine sites or may be hesitant about vaccination.
The money comes from $3 billion in funding that the CDC is distributing from the American Rescue Plan and the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act.
LET offering free rides to vaccination clinics
Lake Erie Transit is providing free bus transportation to and from area vaccination clinics for residents and workers in Bedford and Frenchtown townships and the Monroe area.
Riders must show proof of their appointments, the company said in a press release. LET is joining the Michigan Public Transit System’s “Ride to Your Dose of Hope” along with more than 450 public transit companies in 41 states providing the service.
To ride free to the first vaccination appointment, riders must show the bus driver the phone text from vaccine officials, said Mark Jagodzinski, general manager for LET. For the second shot, riders must present their vaccine card with the appointment scheduled. The offer covers all LET services. Riders taking the bus home from the vaccine site will ride free, Jagodzinski said.
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Winter Storm Warning
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 319 AM EST Tue Feb 16 2021
Oakland-Macomb-Washtenaw-Wayne-Lenawee-Monroe- Including the cities of Pontiac, Warren, Ann Arbor, Detroit, Adrian, and Monroe 319 AM EST Tue Feb 16 2021
.WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. WHAT.Intervals of light to occasionally moderate snow will continue across the area this morning. Additional accumulation of up to 2 inches remains possible. Northerly winds of 20 to 25 mph will lead to some blowing and drifting of snow during this time.