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Gov. Whitmer unveils plan to tie Michigan vaccination rates to easing COVID-19 rules
(Detroit Free Press) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer outlined a plan that ties specific vaccination levels to rolling back COVID-19 restrictions during a press event Thursday morning.
The announcement mirrors the state's goal of vaccinating 70% of all Michigander's 16 and older, but comes as Michigan continues to grapple with the nation's worst pandemic outbreak.
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Whitmer outlined four steps to gradually ease restrictions:
* Two weeks after 4.5 million Michiganders have received their first vaccine dose (55% of the eligible population), the state will lift requirements that employers mandate employees work remotely where feasible.
* Two weeks after 4.9 million Michiganders have received their first vaccine dose (60% of the eligible population), the state will increase indoor capacity for sporting events, conference centers, banquet halls and other similar facilities to 25%. The state will also increase capacity limits at gyms to 50%, and lift curfews on restaurants and bars.
* Two weeks after 5.3 million Michiganders have received their first vaccine dose (65% of the eligible population), the state will lift all indoor capacity restrictions and relax limits on social gatherings.
* Two weeks after 5.7 million Michiganders have received their first vaccine dose (70% of the eligible population), the state will rescind the health department's facemask and gathering order and stop issuing similar rules "unless unanticipated circumstances arise."
* Two weeks after 4.9 million Michiganders have received their first vaccine dose (60% of the eligible population), the state will increase indoor capacity for sporting events, conference centers, banquet halls and other similar facilities to 25%. The state will also increase capacity limits at gyms to 50%, and lift curfews on restaurants and bars.
* Two weeks after 5.3 million Michiganders have received their first vaccine dose (65% of the eligible population), the state will lift all indoor capacity restrictions and relax limits on social gatherings.
* Two weeks after 5.7 million Michiganders have received their first vaccine dose (70% of the eligible population), the state will rescind the health department's facemask and gathering order and stop issuing similar rules "unless unanticipated circumstances arise."
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President Joe Biden has said he’d like the nation to be able to get back to normal by the July Fourth holiday, and Whitmer said that’s a “very real possibility” in Michigan. But, she said, “it’s dependent on us working together to get the majority of our population vaccinated – the vast majority.” ...........(more)
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/04/29/michigan-covid-coronavirus-vaccinations-restrictions-whitmer/4885905001/
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