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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.
Kent County Health Department receives 2,500 more vaccine doses for vulnerable groups
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â The Kent County Health Department has received an additional 2,500 doses of COVID-19 vaccine for vulnerable populations age 50 and older, according to a news release Friday.
These additional vaccines came from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Servicesâ Community Outreach Vaccine Project.
âOur team has worked very hard to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine as efficiently as possible,â said Adam London, director of the Kent County Health Department. âThese additional doses will play an essential role in making sure we get our most vulnerable population vaccinated.â
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Festival of the Arts plans live music, art events this summer
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â Festival of the Arts will bring its âPlein Airâ event to downtown Grand Rapids this summer after many festival activities were put on hold because of the pandemic, according to a news release Thursday.
Itâll take place June 4-6.
âEn plein airâ is French for âoutdoors,â and Festival of the Arts plans to expand the original concept to include musicians and landscape artists within designated social zone and throughout downtown Grand Rapids.
Festivalgoers will be encouraged to purchase food and drinks from local restaurants and enjoy them in social zones, where live art and musical performances will be taking place throughout the weekend.