- The state of Michigan has administered 3,815,223 total doses of the COVID-19 vaccines, with 70,412 administered on March 24. Every COVID-19 vaccine allocated to Michigan has either been administered or is scheduled to be administered via appointment.
- On Thursday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the reappointments to the Barrier Free Design Board, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board ("Children's Trust Fund"), Michigan Civil Rights Commission, Michigan Board of Cosmetology, Data Collection Agency Governing Board, Grand Valley State University Board of Trustees, Board of Mechanical Rules, Michigan Public School Employees’ Retirement System Board, Michigan Natural Resources Commission, Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees, Rural Development Fund Board, Michigan Travel Commission, Michigan Technological University Board of Trustees, and the Director of the Office of Children’s Ombudsman.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday launched a new dashboard in collaboration with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to track road projects and make information easily accessible to the public as construction continues under the Rebuilding Michigan program. The program will finance new projects throughout the state and free up funding to expand the scope of other projects or reduce construction times. The new dashboard will be available at Michigan.gov/RebuildingMichigan.
“As we continue to invest in better roads and bridges under the Rebuilding Michigan program, this new dashboard will be important to ensure our efforts to fix the damn roads remain on time and on budget,” said Governor Gretchen Whitmer. “The Rebuilding Michigan plan is financed without an increase at the gas pump, and it’ll help jumpstart our economy by creating thousands of good-paying construction jobs. We have a lot of work to do during this upcoming construction season. Let’s get to work and get the job done.”
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MDHHS announced 5,224 cases of COVID-19 from yesterday. This brings the total number of positive cases of COVID-19 to 643,869.
HAPPENING ACROSS STATE GOVERNMENT
- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a coalition of 11 other attorneys general calling on Facebook and Twitter to take stronger measures to stop the spread of anti-vaxxer coronavirus disinformation on their social media platforms. In letters to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, the attorneys general urge both to immediately and fully enforce company guidelines against vaccine misinformation to prevent needless infection and death and to hasten the road to recovery.
"The availability of safe and effective vaccines means the end of this pandemic is finally in sight. However, disinformation threatens that,” Attorney General Dana Nessel said. “The rampant disinformation being disseminated across social media platforms directly undermines all efforts to safely and quickly distribute vaccines and limit further loss of life.”
- MI Symptoms, a free, secure online symptom screening tool designed to help organizations screen members and employees for COVID-19 symptoms, has surpassed 3 million entries.
MI Symptoms was created by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and the University of Michigan to make compliance with symptom screening rules as easy and seamless as possible, ensuring that businesses are able to open safely with simple compliance measures. The online tool is updated regularly to reflect the latest state and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance.
"Screening for COVID-19 symptoms prior to entering the workplace is still required for most in-person work settings, and remains an important way to help prevent spread of COVID-19 in the workplace," said Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, MDHHS chief medical executive and chief deputy director for health. "While vaccination efforts are ongoing, it is important that people get tested if they have been exposed or have symptoms, and to continue to wear masks, socially distance and wash hands frequently."
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