Heh. Clever! This pretty much addresses my "1st shot only" concern--if it's implemented 2 weeks later, that (hopefully) means several hundred thousand more people will have gotten their first (or second) shot by the time it's actually implemented.
https://twitter.com/jonathanoosting/status/1387772424071098372
Having said that, basing the % on those 16+ means that Michigan is effectively stating that 56% of the total population being fully vaccinated "counts" as "herd immunity" which is still too damned low by any measure.
I'm REALLY hoping the FDA approves the vaccines for 12-15 yr olds SOON, because the only way to get 70% of the *total* population vaccinated right now would be to get 88% of those 16+ vaccinated, which isn't likely to happen anytime soon.
If you add 12 - 15 yr olds to the mix, it would take 82% of everyone 12+ getting vaccinated to hit 70% of the total population, which would still be a stretch but is at least vaguely feasible.
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