Whitmer to announce Michigan COVID-19 vaccine sweepstakes, scholarships Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press
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Are you feeling lucky, Michigan?
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to announce details Thursday of a COVID-19 vaccine sweepstakes that will give vaccinated Michiganders a chance to win a combined total of more than $5 million in cash and nine college scholarships worth $55,000 apiece.
Called the MI Shot to Win Sweepstakes, the lottery-style raffle will be operated by the state in conjunction with Meijer and the Michigan Association of United Ways as an incentive to encourage more residents to get vaccinated.
Michigan hits new COVID-19 vaccine milestone: 50% of residents have at least one dose Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press
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Michigan hit a new milestone Monday in the race to end the COVID-19 pandemic: 50% of residents age 16 and older about 4 million people have gotten at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine.
Health leaders have said it will take at least 70% of the population to be fully vaccinated to stop widespread outbreaks and protect the most vulnerable, though with more contagious variants of the virus circulating now in Michigan and nationally, that number may be higher.
When the nation began making sourdough back in the heady days of the first lockdown, Irina Ruseva was keen to join in. The 39-year-old PricewaterhouseCoopers project manager was on maternity leave with her second child, and had always loved baking her own bread. As it turned out, the people of Urmston loved her bread-making, too. So much so that Irina now spends her days running the popular neighbourhood bakery Flour & Soul. “We’ve always baked at home and made our own bread,” says Irina, who grew up in Bulgaria. “During lockdown, just like everyone else, I thought, I’ll get back into sourdough. I was enjoying it so much I thought, why not share the loaves with others?”