LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced on Tuesday, June 21, that all Michiganders ages 6 months and up are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine.
The pediatric vaccine was recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on June 18, 2022.
MDHHS recommends that providers begin vaccinating children ages 6 months and up as soon as possible.
The Moderna series is two doses given 28 days apart for ages 6 months through 5 years.
For children 6 months of age through 4 years, the Pfizer series is three doses, the first two given three weeks apart and the third dose administered at least eight weeks after the second dose.
For ages 5 and older, the Pfizer series is two doses given 21 days apart.
Officials say more than 500,000 Michigan children under the age of 5 will now be eligible to receive the vaccine.
“We are extremely grateful to now be able to vaccinate nearly all residents in our state,” said MDHHS Director Elizabeth Hertel. “It is important to get children ages 6 months and up vaccinated as quickly as possible to save even more lives and reduce serious illness across our communities, and we want to remind everyone to get boosted if they are eligible. Getting the safe and effective vaccine is an effort that every eligible Michigan resident can take to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and its variants. Working together we can help keep our families safe and healthy.”
In Michigan, there have been more than 427,000 confirmed COVID cases in those age 19 and younger, and 44 deaths have been reported in ages 0 to 19 as of June 15.
To date, more than 6.7 million Michiganders have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccines.
Michigan residents seeking more information about the COVID-19 vaccine can visit Michigan.gov/
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