Michigan can use the $90.2 million in federal funding for community promotional efforts, hiring bilingual health workers and more, the CDC said
Washington — Michigan will receive $90.2 million for coronavirus vaccine programs and promotions through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency said Tuesday. The funding is part of $3 billion for vaccine distribution and access efforts through state and local governments made available through federal COVID-relief packages passed over the last year, according to the CDC. « We need to ensure that we are reaching those in the communities hit hardest by this pandemic, » CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said in a statement. « This investment will support state and local health departments and community-based organizations as they work on the frontlines to increase vaccine access, acceptance, and uptake.” Three-quarters of the funding must be used for programs intended to increase « access, acceptance and uptake » in communities of color and 60% must go to local health departments, community-based organizations and community health centers.
