Wikimedia CommonsMacomb County Executive Mark Hackel. Macomb County has about 2,500 employees.Asked if he’d terminate county employees for not following the order, Hackel responded, “No. That’s a personal choice that people should be able to make for themselves.”Hackel said the only way he would enforce the vaccine order is if “I’m forced to by some legal action and I realize there’s no way out. (In Detroit, which is not included in the Wayne County figures, 44% of residents are vaccinated. )Nearly 100,000 Macomb County residents have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began, and the virus led to the deaths of 2,429.

Source: MetroXpress September 16, 2021 15:00 UTC