A bipartisan pair of Michigan lawmakers wrote to President Biden
Joe BidenManchin throws cold water on budget reconciliation use Moderate GOP senators, Biden clashes at the beginning of infrastructure debate Omar beats Biden administrator for continuing “construction of Trump’s xenophobic and racist wall on Thursday, urging him to increase the allocation of vaccines to the state amid an increase in cases.
“The number of new coronavirus cases in Michigan has grown rapidly in recent weeks, putting increasing stress on the state’s public health infrastructure,” Reps wrote. Fred Upton
Frederick (Fred) Stephen Upton Regent of the University of Michigan, who leads the state GOP, censored for commenting on the “witches”, the Michigan GOP leader apologizes after the remark of “murder”, the Michigan GOP leader mentions “murder” in response to the question about anti-Trump Republicans MORE (R) and Debbie Dingell
Deborah (Debbie) Ann DingellBiden risks first major fight with progressives A year later, lawmakers long for hugs and FBI informant Chuck E. Cheese describes plot against Whitmer MORE (D). An increase in the allocation of vaccines to the state will help save lives and effectively manage this new outbreak.
However, the Biden administration has not changed its formula for sending vaccines to Michigan.
Asked about this possibility at a briefing on Wednesday, officials did not completely rule out the idea, but highlighted other moves, such as increasing tests in youth sports, which helped stimulate outbreaks and send more employees to the state.
“I want to give you the impression that there is no single tool, there is a menu of things – including staff, staff, therapy, locations and other things – that we examine with states in this type of situation” Andy Slavitt, Senior Adviser for the White House response to COVID-19, he said when asked about sending more vaccines to Michigan.
Slavitt also said the vaccines could be moved inside the state to severely affected localities.
Like other states, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that there is a gap between the doses of vaccine delivered in Michigan and the number administered so far.
The state sees a worrying peak. Michigan has by far the most per capita cases in any state in the country, and hospitalizations are accelerating, from a total of about 850 in early March to over 2,500 today.
Several prominent experts have called for more vaccines to be sent to the state.
“We’ve seen Israel use very aggressive vaccination to break a wave, and we don’t do it in Michigan.” posted on Twitter Eric Topol, Professor of Molecular Medicine at Scripps Research.
The Washington Post reported in late March that the governor of Michigan. Gretchen Whitmer
Gretchen Whitmer Five States represents nearly 44% of new cases of US COVID-19 regent of the University of Michigan, leading the state GOP, censored for the comment of the “witches” Whitmer criticizes the GOP’s electoral reform in a video with the jaw cushion. MORE (D) had the White House asked for more supply.
Now members of Congress on both sides are adding to the pressure and calling for changes in vaccine allocations, which are largely based on a state’s population.
“Currently, the federal vaccine allocation is population-based and does not take into account the increased number of COVID-19 cases or the public health situation facing states such as Michigan,” Upton and Dingell wrote. Research into additional vaccines in Michigan and other severely affected areas is consistent with the guidance of public health experts.