Michigan health officials are racing to vaccinate people of all ages as highly transmissible coronavirus variants drive up the rate of daily confirmed cases.

“The U.K. variant is certainly active in our communities, and we think that the increased transmissibility associated with that variant is playing a big role in increased numbers,” said Dr. Andrew Jameson, chief of the infectious disease division at Michigan’s Mercy Health hospital system.

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