More than 6% of Michigan residents, 16 years and older, have received the COVID-19 vaccine so far, based on the latest figures published by the Department of Health and Human Services in Michigan.
A total of 598,127 doses of vaccine were administered as of Wednesday, January 20, according to the state’s coronavirus dashboard. This includes 499,460 first doses and 98,667 second doses.
Over the past week, the state has administered an average of 23,000 first doses per day, well below the 50,000 per day target set by Government Gretchen Whitmer. Healthcare providers say the biggest problem at this point is the lack of availability of federal government vaccines, which oversee distribution.
The highest vaccination rates to date are in the Upper Peninsula, where 8.6% of those aged 16 and over have received at least one dose of the vaccine. That compares with 5.1% in Metro Detroit.
The interactive map below shows the number of people per capita who have received at least one dose of vaccine so far. The numbers are based on the whereabouts of the vaccine recipient versus the place where the vaccine was given. You can hold your cursor over a country to see the underlying data. (Note: the number of first doses administered includes those who also received a second dose.)
You can also use this searchable database to search for specific provinces. The percentage in this graph is the rate of 16 and older who received at least one vaccine dose from 20 January.
One reason for the higher vaccination rates in Northern Michigan is that those regions received more doses per capita, based on state data.
Regions 7 and 8, the state health regions covering the Upper Peninsula and the northern Lower Peninsula, received approximately 156 doses per 1,000 residents aged 16 and older, compared with 96 doses per 1,000 adults in Southern Michigan provinces.
Public health officials said the allocation and administration of vaccines would differ based on demographics.
Those eligible for vaccines are currently 65 years and older, as well as health workers, teachers, first responders and correctional officers. This means that provinces with a large population of senior citizens, as well as local health care centers and prisons, have more residents on the priority list.
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Michigan has so far received 1,096,025 doses of vaccinations. Of these, 245,100 were designated for the program to vaccinate long-term caregivers and staff. Of the remaining 850,925 doses available, 68% have been administered so far.
As of Wednesday, January 20, 65,861 have been vaccinated through the long-term care program, although the number of doses administered is incomplete, the state panel said.
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