7 lessons learned from Michigan’s spring COVID-19 surge
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Saginaw resident Linda Moton receives a dose of the Pfizer covid-19 vaccine during a clinic hosted by the Saginaw County Department of Health in the former Sears located in the Fashion Square Mall in Saginaw. The site will have vaccine May 11 through June 30 Tuesdays and Wednesdays. (Cody Scanlan | MLive.com)
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It’s been a difficult spring for Michigan, which quickly went from a state with one of the lowest rates of COVID-19 transmission to the worst state in the country.
Since March 1, the state has had more than 240,000 confirmed coronavirus case and almost 2,700 deaths. Since late March, more than 20,000 have been hospitalized with COVID.
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A nurse fills a syringe with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Kalamazoo Expo Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. (Joel Bissell | MLive.com)Joel Bissell | MLive.com
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So you’re uncertain about getting the COVID-19 vaccine because you’re worried about health risks.
Sure, more than 150 million Americans have received at least one dose of vaccine so far. But what about the long-term health implications? Don’t we need more time to figure that out?
Nope, health experts say.
In fact, problematic reactions to vaccines typically are almost immediate. And even less common adverse reactions like the handful of blood clot cases linked to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine typically occur within two to three weeks.
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Health departments saw it coming and are ready.
“We’ve been anticipating that and somewhat impatiently gearing up to be offered these vaccines,” said Dr. Joshua Meyerson, medical director of three Northern Michigan health departments.
Once the Center for Disease Control signs off, as they are expected to do Wednesday, shots can begin going in many more arms.
“I would anticipate that will start vaccinating that age group right away,” said Meyerson.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer agreed while touring a vaccination site in Kalamazoo County.
“We think very soon,” said Gov. Whitmer, “Probably in the next day or two, those will begin in earnest.”
You’re fully immunized against COVID-19. So why do you still need to mask?
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Posted May 06, 2021
FILE - In this March 11, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden holds up his mask as he speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic during a prime-time address from the East Room of the White House in Washington. Biden spent his first 100 days in office encouraging Americans to mask up and stay home to slow the spread of the coronavirus. His task for the next 100 days will be to lay out the path back to normal. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)AP
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So you’re two weeks past your final dose of COVID-19 and you’re considered fully immunized.