MICHIGAN: Governor Ties Gathering Limits & Reopening to Vaccinations

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Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced specific metrics on Thursday tying the percentage of Michigan residents who receive the COVID-19 vaccine to a phased approach of lifting capacity and gathering limits and restrictions on everything from working at home requirements to indoor sports stadiums, funeral homes, bars, restaurants, and retailers. 

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Currently, 49.6% of Michigan’s residents 16 and older have received at least one dose of the vaccine. Phases for the reopening of businesses and gatherings will be:

• 55% first dose - Two weeks after the population meets this mark, the state will lift the requirement that all work be done remotely unless it can only be done in person.
  
• 60% first dose - The curfew on bars and restaurants will end. Capacity limits at indoor sports stadiums, funeral homes, conference halls and banquet centers will increase to 25% and gyms to 50%.
  
• 65% first dose - Two weeks after the population meets this mark, all indoor capacity will be lifted, with only social distancing requirements remaining.
  
• 70% first dose - The Department of Health and Human Services will lift the epidemic order.