COVID-19 Vaccine Phases and Progress

Updated April 26, 2020

About the chart: The chart below shows vaccination progress based on the approximate number eligible within each phase of the Michigan Medicine population, which includes patients, employees, faculty and students. The progress shown includes those who have been invited to be vaccinated at Michigan Medicine and those who have received at least one dose of the vaccine at one of our U-M sites or through a state or regional partnership site.

Vaccine distribution information: We have sent invitations to all established Michigan Medicine patients who are age 16 and up and living in the State of Michigan who have not gotten vaccinated elsewhere. For the most up-to-date information about vaccine distribution, including what to do if you have not received an invitation to be vaccinated and believe you should have, visit our COVID-19 Vaccine Information and Update page.

Phase 1a, 1b, 1c and 2 with lines between phases. Below is a number line from 0K to 450K in increments of 25K, with the end of 1a at 25K, the end of 1b at 175K and the end of 1c at 450K. Blue dot near 25K with text 33,175 Dose 1 Vaccinations as of 2/4/21

Phases of Vaccine Distribution

Michigan Medicine is administering the COVID-19 vaccine based on guidance from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). MDHHS follows Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommendations based on input from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), a CDC advisory committee made up of medical and public health experts who develop recommendations on the use of vaccines in the United States.The CDC and ACIP have defined populations for different vaccination phases, which are outlined below. The State of Michigan has also created a strategy for prioritizing vaccination that provides more detailed guidance for the phases below.

Phase 1A

Includes paid and unpaid persons serving in health care settings who have direct or indirect exposure to patients or infectious materials and are unable to work from home, as well as residents of long-term care facilities. In accordance with MDHHS guidance to support critical health infrastructure, phase 1A also was expanded to include all Michigan Medicine employees.

Phase 1B

Includes people age 65 and older, as well as frontline essential workers including first responders, Pre K-12 education, food and agriculture, manufacturing, corrections, postal service, public transit, and grocery store workers.

Phase 1C

Includes those at high risk for severe COVID-19 illness due to underlying medical conditions such as COPD, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, heart disease, diabetes, obesity or other conditions that puts them at high risk of negative COVID-19 outcome. Phase 1C also includes parents or guardians of children with special health care needs and essential workers in transportation and logistics, food service, construction, finance, IT and communication, energy, media, legal, public safety (engineers, water and wastewater).

Phase 2

A mass vaccination campaign for all people age 16 and older.

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