Lansing — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order Thursday to create a bipartisan commission aimed at raising awareness about the soon-to-arrive COVID-19 vaccine.
The governor announced the new Protect Michigan Commission during a Thursday afternoon press briefing, nine months into the state's fight against a virus that's been linked to more than 10,000 deaths here. The panel's chairs will include Detroit Pistons player Blake Griffin, former Lt. Gov. Brian Calley, a Republican, and health experts, like Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, whose research helped expose the Flint water crisis.
The nation is "on the brink of great breakthroughs" when it comes to an effective vaccine for COVID-19, Whitmer said.