Cases surge in Michigan, but Biden administration reluctant to increase vaccines
April 8th, 20210 With COVID-19 cases continuing to rise to dangerous levels, Michigan officials have asked the Biden administration to increase supplies of life-savings vaccines, though a positive response has not come from the White House. On Thursday alone, Michigan recorded 7,819 new cases, pushing officials, including U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell...
More mobile vaccine clinics coming to Detroit, Hamtramck; doses at universities
April 8th, 20210 MICHIGAN — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced on Thursday it is expanding its COVID-19 vaccination efforts by increasing mobile vaccine clinics and bringing vaccines to participating vaccines. Starting April 14, expanded mobile clinics in Detroit and Hamtramck will offer vaccine...
Governor receives first COVID vaccine dose as Michiganders 16 and older become eligible
April 6th, 20210 LANSING — On Tuesday, Governor Whitmer received her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Whitmer became eligible for the dose on April 5, along with all Michiganders age 16 years or older. The governor was by joined her daughter and seven Metro Detroit teens, who received their vaccinations from Dr. Joneigh Khaldun,...
Michigan leads the country in certain COVID stats; possible vaccine for kids adds hope
April 2nd, 20210 After Pfizer recorded positive results for a vaccine study among young people, experts in Michigan are hopeful vaccinating adolescents against COVID-19 may be a critical step towards herd immunity. Hopeful news, considering the state has recently seen a surge in cases among residents 19 and younger. But that’s not all; Michigan...
Detroit expands COVID vaccination capacity at TCF Center
April 1st, 20210 DETROIT — The city of Detroit is adding more vaccine capacity at the TCF Center due to an influx of appointments resulting from eligibility expansions. The city recently announced that all Detroit residents are eligible for the COVID vaccine, meaning any resident can call to schedule an appointment to be vaccinated at the TCF...
First Brazil COVID variant found in Bay County resident
April 1st, 20210 LANSING — A case of the P.1 of Brazil COVID-19 variant has been identified in a Bay County resident, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) said. The Bay County Health Department has been notified and is investigating the individual’s exposure history to attempt to identify the source. The county is...
Dearborn Public Schools to offer COVID vaccines to older students and their parents
April 1st, 20210 DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools is partnering with the Detroit Medical Center (DMC) to provide COVID vaccines to students and their parents. Parents will receive an email with a link to register for the shots and for the required paperwork to print and sign. Students in the district who are 16-years-old and older and their...
Free COVID testing at Edsel Ford High School on April 5
April 1st, 20210 DEARBORN — With spring break coming to an end, Dearborn Public Schools is offering free COVID-19 tests at Edsel Ford High School on Monday, April 5. The site will be offering free, rapid tests from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m.and is being operated by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). Anyone in the area is...
15 million Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccines thrown away after ingredient mix-up
April 1st, 20210 BALTIMORE — A mix-up of dosages at a Baltimore production facility has prompted the FDA to delay certification of the facility and ruined 15 million doses of the COVID vaccine. Employees at Emergent BioSolutions, a manufacturing partner to Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca, reportedly mixed-up two dosages of the vaccine and the...
Beaumont researchers perform breakthrough study for early prediction of Alzheimer’s
March 31st, 20210 A breakthrough in the development of an early prediction of Alzheimer’s disease is underway, thanks to researchers at Beaumont. Scientists at Beaumont Health have used precision medicine to discover a simple blood test that may provide an early prediction of the disease in patients. The research team, led by Beaumont geneticist Dr....
Michigan continues to expand vaccinations efforts
March 31st, 20210 LANSING — Michigan will continue its upward trajectory in getting more and more residents vaccinated against the dangerous COVID-19 virus, as positive news came down the pipeline from Lansing in recent days. On Wednesday, Governor Whitmer raised the state’s vaccination goal from 50,000 to 100,000 shots per day. The new...
Beaumont announces expansion of COVID units; visitors now require vaccination card
March 31st, 20210 DEARBORN — Beaumont Health announced that it is expanding its COVID-19 units at its hospitals and changing its visitation policy amid another surge. The health system said it will be carefully allowing fully vaccinated individuals to visit their loved ones who are hospitalized for issues other than COVID-19, but these visitors will...
Pfizer announces vaccine safe and effective for children aged 12-15
March 31st, 20210 DEARBORN — After a recent study, Pfizer has announced that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective in children as young as 12. Most COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out worldwide are for adults who are at higher risk of catching the virus. Currently, Pfizer’s vaccine is authorized for ages 16 and older. In a study of 2,260...
Dearborn continues to expand its vaccine efforts
March 30th, 20210 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Consolidated Vaccination Clinic is extending its appointments once more in an attempt to vaccinate as many people as possible. The clinic will now continue appointments through May 1 for people to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. With eligibility opening up statewide on April 5, the clinic will also be...
Parents of high school students being surveyed about interest in COVID vaccines
March 26th, 20210 DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools will begin surveying parents of high school students this week to determine families' interest in the COVID-19 vaccine. The survey is geared toward seeing if the parents and families would be interested in having the vaccine supplied to the teens through the school once they are......
A list of COVID-19 vaccine providers in Wayne County
March 25th, 20210 Michigan residents aged 16 and older with disabilities or preexisting conditions are now eligible to receive the vaccine. All residents 16 and older will be eligible to receive the vaccine beginning April 5. Residents should schedule appointments through their hospital group or other vaccine providers, such as the Ford Field clinic....
MI Symptoms COVID-19 tracker surpasses 3 million entries
March 25th, 20210 LANSING — MI Symptoms, a free and secure online symptom screening tool designed to help screen people for COVID-19, has surpassed 3 million entries. The tool was designed to help organizations screen members and employees for symptoms related to COVID-19. MI Symptom was created by the Michigan Department of Health and Human......
Anti-vaccine misinformation has reached 59 million users on social media, attorneys general demand action
March 25th, 20210 LANSING — Social media has been key to spreading dangerous misinformation about recent global and national events, including the deadly coronavirus, vaccines designed to combat it and the 2020 U.S. presidential elections. Now a group of state attorneys general, including Michigan’s, are calling on these wildly popular platforms...Dearborn vaccine center to now accept people 18 and older, with conditions
March 24th, 20210 DEARBORN — People over 18 with medical conditions can now make appointments for the COVID-19 vaccines for March 25-31. Appointments are available at the Dearborn Consolidated Vaccination Center. Anyone over the age of 50 can also make an appointment. Appointments are for people who live in Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Inkster,...
Beaumont reinstates visitor restrictions amid rising COVID-19 cases
March 24th, 20210 DEARBORN — Effective March 25 at 8 a.m., all Beaumont Health hospitals will be reinstating their visitor restrictions due to rising COVID cases. This is the third time the health system has issued visitor restrictions. Under the restrictions, no one will be allowed in rooms of patients with pending or positive COVID tests except...
Dearborn to offer additional COVID vaccine appointments
March 23rd, 20210 DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn is offering more appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine for March 24-31 for those 50-years-old and older. The Dearborn Consolidated Vaccination Center is at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center at 15801 Michigan Ave. The vaccines are Moderna and are available by appointment only from 9......
Detroit’s HUDA Clinic continues its mission of charitable, holistic community care
March 20th, 20210 DETROIT - 2021 should be a transformative year for HUDA Clinic in Detroit. Located near the Highland Park enclave in Detroit, the free clinic has been providing essential medical and psychological care services to the low income communities in Detroit and Hamtramck for almost two decades. The urgency of that care only intensified...
Michigan has the second highest number of COVID variant cases in the U.S.
March 19th, 20210 DETROIT — With multiple variants of COVID-19 spreading throughout the United States, two of the more concerning variants have been found in Michigan. According to the CDC, the largest number of variant cases have been detected in Michigan and in Florida. According to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS),......
Org to file grievance and Michigan Civil Rights Commission complaints against DPSCD administration over COVID safety
March 19th, 20211 DETROIT — Equal Opportunity Now/By Any Means Necessary (EON/BAMN) is filing a grievance against the Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD). Just two weeks into the schools reopening, there have been multiple cases and outbreaks of COVID-19 throughout buildings across the district. Cases have been reported at A.L....
CVS to offer COVID-19 vaccine starting March 21
March 18th, 20210 DEARBORN — CVS Health announced that it will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines to eligible Michiganders as early as Sunday, March 21. Five CVS Pharmacy locations in Metro Detroit and eight total locations statewide have been chosen to administer the vaccines. Appointments will become available for booking on Friday, March 19......
