Michigan teases ‘even greater steps to get back to normal’ following CDC’s latest guidance
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Muskegon County health officials hosted a walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at Muskegon Community College. (Photo by Rose White | MLive)
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With vaccinations continuing and the state’s COVID-19 cases trending downward, Michigan could soon take further steps to return to life pre-COVID-19.
Last month, the governor’s office announced a leveled approach to easing COVID-19 restrictions tied to the rate of Michiganders receiving their first dose of vaccine.
The last milestone getting shots to 70% of the state’s 16 and older population was meant to signal the end of the mask mandate, however the CDC sent a curveball last week when it announced fully vaccinated individuals should no longer have to wear masks indoors. The state of Michigan followed suit, announcing fully vaccinated people in the state no longe
Michiganders returning for second COVID-19 shot at above-average rates
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer receives her second dose of Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine from Dr. Joneigh Khaldun at DeVos Place on Thursday, April 29, 2021 in Grand Rapids. (Hope Davison | MLive.com)Hope Davison
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Michigan residents are returning on time for their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a better rate than the national average.
The two most widely used vaccines in the U.S. developed by Pfizer and Moderna require a second dose spaced 21 and 28 days apart, respectively. The second shot is necessary for maximum effectiveness against severe cases of COVID-19.
In fact, there’s no protection at all immediately after the first of the two-shot vaccine regimen.
It takes 14 days after a second shot of the two-dose vaccines to fully prime your immunity against COVID-19, a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms.
The two vaccine doses are usually given about three to four weeks apart. In the two weeks after the first dose, up through the first days after the second dose, the vaccines offer 64 percent protection against COVID-19, the study found.
“Protection grows over time,” said Emily Toth Martin, a University of Michigan epidemiologist and one of the report’s authors.
When could Michigan reach the 70% vaccine threshold, relax mask mandate?
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Spectrum Health Nurse Manager Sara VanderPloeg, RN administer the COVID-19 vaccine to Grand Rapids University Prep Academy student Mi a Jaden Johnson at DeVos Place on Thursday, April 29, 2021 in Grand Rapids. (Hope Davison | MLive.com)Hope Davison
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Michigan will lift its mask mandate and gathering restrictions two weeks after 70% of the state’s 16 and older population have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
That means the state needs about 5.67 million residents to get their first shot. As of Wednesday, April 28, about 4 million resident shad begun their vaccination, or nearly 50% of the eligible population.