Will the vaccination milestones tied to reopening Michigan motivate people to get their shot?
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State officials outlined four vaccination goals that will trigger the loosening of certain COVID-19 restrictions Thursday.
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Mandates haven’t worked as incentives, so making it clear that the more people that are vaccinated, the more likely we are to get back to normal is the right move.
Dr. Jason Wasserman, a medical ethics expert at Oakland University’s William Beaumont School of Medicine, said reopening Michigan being tied to the vaccination rates is a “dose of needed reality.”
Some people believe the connection could cause rifts in their communities.
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Michigan’s new strategy in COVID compliance: politely asking rather than mandating
State recommends pause on indoor dining, sports, in-person high school classes
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While the state isn’t mandating any new restrictions, it is asking Michiganders to take matters into their own hands.
“As we take a hard look at the data and observe the spread of the variance, we all need to go above and beyond the rules we already have in place. We all have to step up our game for the next two weeks to bring down rising cases,” Whitmer said. “That’s why I’m calling on high schools to voluntarily go remote for two weeks past spring break, new sports to voluntary suspend games and practices for two weeks. And I’m strongly encouraging all Michiganders to avoid dining indoors, and avoid gathering with friends indoors for two weeks.”