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Michigan governor ties eased restrictions to vaccine rate

LANSING, MI (AP)--   Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has announced a plan to tie the lifting of coronavirus restrictions to the state's vaccination rate, setting four benchmarks to return to normal.

She says as more people get shots Michigan will allow in-person work for all business sectors and lift indoor capacity limits.

About half of residents ages 16 and older have received at least one dose, but the state has become a national hotspot for COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations.

Under the “MI Vacc to Normal” plan, indoor capacity limits at restaurants and other venues will be lifted once 65% are vaccinated. At a 70% rate, the gatherings and face mask order will go away unless unanticipated circumstances arise.

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