30% of Michigan residents have received 1 dose of COVID vaccine: Inside the data

DETROIT Michigan has passed a new COVID-19 vaccination milestone: 30% of residents have received at least one dose of vaccine.

According to MDHHS data, as of Thursday (March 25), 30.3% of Michigan residents have received at least one dose, while 17.4% have been fully vaccinated. In total, approximately 3.8 million doses have been administered.

Nearly 2/3 of Michigan residents aged 65 and older have received at least one dose, while about 40% have been fully vaccinated. About 35% of the 50-64 group has received at least one dose.

As for specific vaccines, 1.9 million doses of Pfizer, 1.7 million doses of Moderna, and approximately 68,000 doses of Johnson and Johnson have been administered in Michigan.

In Metro Detroit, Wayne, Oakland and Washtenaw are over 30% in coverage (at least one dose), while Macomb, Monroe, Livingston and Lenawee are below the state average. The city of Detroit, the largest city in Michigan, has less than 20% coverage.

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Michigan expanded eligibility this week to include anyone 50 and older and anyone aged 16-49 with certain medical conditions. On April 5, everyone 16 and older is eligible.

The state’s regional mass vaccination site at Ford Field has begun vaccinations this week, with plans to deliver 6,000 doses per day over the next eight weeks.

As vaccinations increase, Michigan is seeing another wave of cases, with more than 5,000 new cases reported Thursday, the most since December.

Gov. Whitmer said on Thursday that there are no plans to announce new restrictions in response to rising hospital admissions, the data showing affecting younger age groups.

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