State says there are no plans of reinstating COVID-19 restrictions, as students prepare to return to school
August 11th, 20210 LANSING — With COVID-19 cases spiking throughout the state from the Delta variant, the state says there are no plans on reinstating restrictions. Since last weekend, the state is averaging just over 906 COVID-19 cases per day. On Wednesday, there were 31 cases of the Delta variant in Wayne County and 356 Delta cases...
MDHHS issues updated COVID-19 school guidance
August 5th, 20210 LANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has issued updated recommendations for schools for the new school year. The updated recommendations are designed to help prevent transmission of COVID-19 within school buildings, reduce disruptions to in-person learning and help protect vulnerable individuals...
Beaumont Health to require COVID-19 vaccines
July 28th, 20210 DEARBORN — Beaumont Health has announced that it will be requiring all employees who practice at a Beaumont facility to have their COVID-19 vaccine. The mandate will also apply to volunteers and providers. The announcement came after the rapid spread of the highly contagious Delta variant among unvaccinated people. We have...
Surgeon General: “People do not need to go out and get a booster shot”
July 28th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — As new data from Pfizer shows a "booster" shot of its COVID-19 vaccine provides strong protection against the highly-contagious Delta variant, federal officials reiterated that Americans don’t need one quite yet. U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy told CNN on Wednesday that people "do not need to go out and...
U.S. CDC recommends vaccinated Americans wear masks indoors in many cases
July 27th, 20210 Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 should go back to wearing masks in indoor public places in regions where the coronavirus is spreading rapidly, U.S. health authorities said on Tuesday. In a toughening of guidance issued earlier this month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also recommended all...
Delta variant and vaccine hesitancy put COVID advances in jeopardy
July 22nd, 20210 The U.S. is now seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases, as the highly-contagious Delta variant driving infections among those unvaccinated across the country, especially in areas where vaccination rates remain relatively low. Johns Hopkins University tallies show the average number of daily COVID cases in the U.S. has gone up 66 percent...
Pfizer to ask FDA to authorize booster dose of vaccine as Delta variant spreads
July 8th, 20210 The drugmaker Pfizer said on Thursday it will ask the U.S. government for the approval of a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine within the next month, as fears among experts grow around the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. The request with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is based on evidence of greater risk...
Delta variant spells danger for unvaccinated people, continues to alarm experts
July 6th, 20210 With the more-infectious Delta variant emerging as the most common strain of the coronavirus, parts of the U.S. with the lowest vaccination rates are threatening to halt progress on the pandemic in the country. Southern states like Arkansas, Missouri and Alabama have some of the lowest vaccination rates in the country, according to...
J&J, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines show promise against the Delta variant
July 2nd, 20210 Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Moderna recently announced promising results in studies to determine vaccine effectiveness against the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus. First identified in India, Delta is becoming the globally dominant variant of the coronavirus, according to the World Health Organization. Johnson...
Booster may be needed for J&J shot as Delta variant spreads, some experts already taking them
June 28th, 20210 Infectious disease experts are weighing the need for booster shots of the Pfizer/BioNTech, or Moderna mRNA-based vaccines for Americans who received Johnson & Johnson's one-dose vaccine due to the increasing prevalence of the more contagious Delta coronavirus variant. A few say they have already done so themselves, even without...
Beaumont and Spectrum Health plan merger to form Michigan’s largest health system
June 17th, 20210 DEARBORN — Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health have announced that they’ve signed a letter of intent to unite, forming a new health system. This new, massive health system would employ 64,000 people and operate 22 hospitals throughout the state. The deal would also include Priority Health, an insurance plan that enrolls 1.2...
Back to normal: Michigan to lift capacity limits, mask requirements on June 22
June 17th, 20210 LANSING — on Thursday, Governor Whitmer announced an early end to all COVID-19 epidemic orders on gatherings and masking. Beginning June 22, capacity in both indoor and outdoor settings will increase to 100 percent and the state will no longer require residents to wear a face mask. Whitmer had originally announced a plan to lift...
First patient set to receive controversial Biogen Alzheimer’s drug
June 16th, 20210 On Wednesday, a U.S. hospital will give the first infusion of an expensive, controversial new Alzheimer’s drug from Biogen Inc. before Medicare had even said what it will pay for — and with some doctors upset by its approval last week. The first administration of the drug, Aduhelm, outside of a clinical trial is scheduled to take...
William Ford Elementary to host another COVID vaccination clinic
June 10th, 20210 DEARBORN — William Ford Elementary School will host another district COVID-19 vaccination clinic on June 17 for parents, students and community members. Appointments will be available from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. and the second dose will be scheduled for July 8. The Pfizer vaccine is being offered, which can be administered to...
Michigan House passes measure to ban vaccine passports
June 3rd, 20210 LANSING — The Republican-led Michigan House is trying to ban government-sanctioned vaccine passports, despite no current plan to enforce them. The COVID-19 Vaccination Privacy Act would ban any government entity from issuing a COVID-19 vaccine passport requiring proof of vaccination to access a public place or service, or imposing......
Hamtramck, River Rouge, other cities, receive grants to upgrade water systems
June 2nd, 20210 LANSING — Governor Whitmer announced this week grants awarded to different Michigan communities to help upgrade drinking water infrastructure towards safe, affordable tap water across the state. The grants come under the umbrella of the MI Clean Water plan. Under that plan Hamtramck receives $188,315 under the Drinking Water...
Dearborn Public Schools to offer a final COVID vaccination clinic
May 27th, 20210 DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools is offering students, parents and community members a final shot to get their COVID-19 vaccines. With the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center finishing its vaccine clinic this week, Dearborn Public Schools will be offering the Pfizer vaccine at Bryant Middle School on Wednesday, June 2 from......
Moderna says COVID-19 vaccine protects children as young as 12
May 26th, 20210 DEARBORN — Moderna has said that its COVID-19 vaccine strongly protects kids as young as 12, making its vaccine the second option for that age group in the U.S. Moderna also said that it will submit its teen data to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other global regulators early next month. In its research, Moderna...One in two Americans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
May 26th, 20210 Nearly one out of two Americans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of Tuesday, while half the citizens above the age of 18 in the country have been fully vaccinated, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The agency said 164,378,258 people, or 49.5 percent of the total U.S....
Community members discuss COVID-19 vaccines and return to normality
May 22nd, 20210 DEARBORN — On Tuesday, May 18, community members attended a virtual town hall on COVID-19 vaccination held by ACCESS, the ACC, the Protect Michigan Commission, the MDHHS, Unity Community Family Services and The Arab American News. Panel members included Evone Barkho, MD; Sawsan Jamil, MD; Farah Jalloul; Imad Obeid, MD; Madiha...
Local school leaders say they will not be making changes to the mask requirements in schools
May 21st, 20210 DEARBORN/DEARBORN HEIGHTS — While the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the state Health Department are loosening mask requirements, local school leaders have no plans of doing so just yet. Dearborn Public Schools Superintendent Glenn Maleyko said that the district will be continuing as originally planned for the remainder of......
Salina Intermediate school to host student, parent COVID vaccinations
May 19th, 20210 DEARBORN — In partnership with the Detroit Medical Center (DMC), Dearborn Public Schools will be offering COVID-19 vaccinations at Salina Intermediate school. Dearborn students age 12 and older and their parents are being offered the Pfizer vaccine through the district. The vaccines are being provided by the DMC at 2623 Salina...
Hamtramck Public Schools to host free COVID-19 vaccine clinic
May 15th, 20210 HAMTRAMCK — Hamtramck Public Schools (HPS) is partnering with Rite Aid to provide vaccinations for individuals 12 and older at the Hamtramck Community Center at 11350 Charest St. this upcoming Thursday. HPS recommends families schedule an appointment to receive a COVID-19 shot. The clinic is offering the first dose of the Pfizer......
Michigan to lift mask mandate for the fully vaccinated, following CDC guidelines
May 14th, 20210 LANSING — Starting Saturday, Michiganders who are outdoors will no longer need to wear a mask regardless of vaccination status. While indoors, fully vaccinated Michiganders will no longer need to wear a mask, except where required by federal, state or local regulations or business guidance. Residents who are...
Vaccinations for Dearborn students available May 20 and 21
May 14th, 20210 DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools is adding vaccination dates for students next week. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gave the green light on usage of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for the 12-15-years-old age range this week. Michigan's health authority told providers late Wednesday that they can proceed......
