COVID-19 VACCINATION
Seeking Out COVID-19 Vaccine Information COVID-19 vaccination distribution has begun throughout the nation, including in our home state of Michigan. According to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, over 330,000 vaccinations have been administered to priority groups as of January 13, 2021. Dentists and their teams are included in the state’s Phase 1A priority group, Tier 3. While the vaccine rollout appears to be slower than anticipated, it is underway in each county in our state. In this edition of the Bulletin, we have featured a compilation of information regarding the COVID-19 vaccine, a list of additional resources for further reading, and a photo collage of WMDDS member dentists and their teams who have gotten their first and/or second dosage of the vaccine!
MHDDS Michigan Vaccine Data (As of January 13, 2021) 900,000
Total 831,150
NUMBER OF DOSES
The MDA Journal
See Jodi Schafer’s columns in the January and February issues of the MDA Journal:
Spectrum Health’s MyHealth website
https://www.spectrumhealth.org/covid19/covid-19-vaccine
700,000
Kent County Health Department Michigan.gov/COVIDVaccine
534,562
500,000
Weekly emails from Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) updates
400,000 300,000
Vaccinate West Michigan
200,000 100,000
vaccinatewestmi.com
296,588 35.68%
Administered
Administered Unadministered but scheduled
14
Additional Places for Information on the COVID-19 Vaccines in West Michigan
n January: COVID-19 Vaccine as a Condition of Employment n February: Addressing Common Employee Concern about the Coronavirus Vaccine
800,000
600,000
For employer and employee dentists who have questions about vaccinating their team, requiring vaccinations for employees, or how to provide exemptions, please see the recent question and answer fact sheets produced by the American Dental Association included in this article (pages 16–21).
MDA Website
Check out this page on Q&A on Legal Issues and COVID-19 Vaccination n h ttps://www.michigandental.org/legal-article/legal-issueswith-mandating-covid-19-vaccination/ WEST MICHIGAN DISTRICT DENTAL SOCIETY | WINTER ISSUE 2021
