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Local health districts in Northern Michigan said Thursday they will expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility at a faster pace than state guidelines.
Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services said earlier this week that anyone 50 and older could get vaccinated against the virus starting on Monday, March 22. People in that age group could get vaccinated earlier March 8 if they had a pre-existing condition that would make them particularly vulnerable to the virus.
But several Northern Michigan health districts said their March 8 eligibility expansion will include anyone 50 and up, regardless of pre-existing conditions.
In the Northwest and Benzie-Leelanau district health departments, which cover six counties in the northern Lower Peninsula, health officer Lisa Peacock said the state allows for local adjustments to prioritization guidelines. She said for her districts, simplifying the eligibility steps would get more people vaccinated faster.
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Michigan opens vaccines to more people, but frustration grows for those still struggling to book appointments
Updated Mar 04, 2021;
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About 300 Genesee County residents receive a first dose of the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 on Flint s north side. (Jake May | MLive.com)Jake May | MLive.com
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Michigan will soon allow residents 50 to 64 years old to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccination appointment.
The eligibility expansion announced Wednesday, March 3, was welcomed by some providers who say they’ve gotten through the majority of the previously eligible population who have requested a vaccine, and didn’t want to slow down vaccinations in the coming weeks.
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What Michiganders should know about new coronavirus variant B.1.1.7
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A “super-spreader” strain of COVID-19 that has ravaged the United Kingdom is now in Michigan.
So far, three cases of the variant known as B.1.1.7 have been confirmed among people associated with University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
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