February 16th, 20220LANSING — The state’s health authority said this week that COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to decline since this winter’s surge brought on by the spread of highly infectious variants and that it is adjusting its approach to the pandemic in the recovery phase.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services...
February 14th, 20220WINDSOR — The busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing was open Monday after protesters demonstrating against COVID-19 measures blocked it for nearly a week, but a larger protest in the capital, Ottawa, persisted as city residents seethed over authorities’ inability to reclaim the streets.
Demonstrations against virus restrictions and...
February 10th, 20220LANSING — Governor Whitmer is urging Canadian authorities to resolve a multi-day Ambassador Bridge closure so manufacturing and agriculture in the Midwest can continue humming along.
Protests over Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates spread from Ottawa to Windsor, which led to protesters blocking traffic from accessing the...
February 7th, 20220LANSING — With the eligibility criteria for antivirals expanding to include more at-risk Michiganders, state health officials are urging those who test positive for COVID-19 to speak to their health care provider about treatment with oral medication.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) says that the supply...
January 25th, 20220WASHINGTON DC — The Biden administration has officially withdrawn a rule that would have required workers to get vaccinated.
The rule would have required either proof of vaccination or regular COVID testing requirements.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) confirmed the withdrawal, but did strongly encourage...
January 20th, 20220LANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has issued an epidemic order requiring nursing homes to offer COVID-19 vaccines.
The facilities will be required to offer on-site doses to their residents.
“With the omicron variant rapidly spreading across our state and cases of COVID-19 continuing to...
January 5th, 20220HAMTRAMCK — The Hamtramck Public Schools District announced this week its schools will be continuing virtual learning for all students until Jan. 14, amid a COVID-19 surge in the region.
HPS originally scheduled virtual learning for students upon the week following the district’s holiday break, Jan. 3 – 7, but is now...
January 4th, 20220WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the use of a third dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12 to 15, and narrowed the interval for booster shot eligibility to five months from six.
The agency also authorized a third shot for children aged 5- through...
January 4th, 20220DEARBORN — After nearly a year of being housed at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, the COVID-19 vaccine clinic is moving.
Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 4, the vaccine clinic will be held at the Dearborn Ice Skating Center (DISC).
The clinic will be open for vaccinations and boosters Monday through Saturday from 12 p.m....
December 22nd, 20210WASHINGTON D.C. — While the COVID-19 cases keep increasing nationwide, the CDC has updated the side effects of getting the vaccine.
As of Dec. 20, 241.9 million people or 72.9 percent of the U.S. population had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Of those, 204.1 million or 61.5 percent are fully vaccinated and more...
December 20th, 20210DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Residents looking to get their COVID-19 vaccines, their COVID-19 boosters and flu vaccines will have a chance to do so this week.
Dearborn Heights residents and residents of surrounding communities are invited to take advantage of a free vaccination clinic on Dec. 23 at the Dearborn Heights Berwyn Senior...
December 20th, 20210DEARBORN - The COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Henry Ford Community and Performing Arts Center will be closed for the winter holiday break.
The clinic, operated by the Wayne County Health Department, will not be on site from Dec. 24 until Jan. 3.
The clinic offers Johnson and Johnson, Moderna, and Pfizer vaccines and the booster...
December 16th, 20210DETROIT — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is expanding COVID-19 vaccinations at its neighborhood testing sites to also offer the vaccine to children ages 5- 11-years-old. To date, vaccines have only been offered at these sites to adults and children ages 12 and older.
On Nov. 2, Pfizer's COVID-19...
December 14th, 20210LANSING — The state’s health department is looking back at a year of COVID-19 vaccinations in Michigan, as Tuesday, Dec. 14 marks a year since the state began administrating shots.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) said the date marks history as the state began administering the first authorized...
December 10th, 20210LANSING - Following CDC approval, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is urging all eligible Michiganders 16 and up to get the Pfizer booster vaccine if they have received their two primary COVID-19 vaccines.
Currently, Pfizer is the only authorized vaccine for under age 18.
Eligible Michiganders should...
December 10th, 20210LANSING — Michigan has recorded its first confirmed case of the emerging Omicron COVID-19 variant as it continues to battle rising cases of the dangerous Delta variant.
The news comes as the country is coming to grips with yet another variant of the virus, with first cases reported in California, New York and Colorado in the last...
December 1st, 20210- Briana Gasorski contributed to this report
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday that the first case of the newly emerging Omicron variant of COVID-19 was detected in the U.S. A second case was announced in Minnesota on Thursday, after which two more states, New York and Colorado, reported...
November 30th, 20210HAMTRAMCK — Hamtramck Public Schools (HPS) is providing families with the resources they need to make informed decisions about their health as the state undergoes yet another surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
The district says safety practices like washing hands, social distancing and wearing masks are simple and...
November 25th, 20210— This article by Abdul El-Sayed originally appeared in the newsletter The Incision. It has been edited for style. Subscribe to The Incision here: incision.substack.com
Throughout the pandemic, Europe has been a harbinger of what’s coming next on this side of the pond. And across Europe, COVID cases are climbing. In the U.K.,...
October 27th, 20210DEARBORN — C-Assist, a Dearborn-based NGO headed by Nancy and Zeina Berry, is one of two given a grant for vaccine hesitancy by the Health Services and Resources Administration Agency.
The campaign, Partners of Health Equity, is a COVID vaccine awareness campaign that began in August and targets the Arab American communities...
October 20th, 20210WASHINGTON D.C. — The White House has rolled out detailed plans for the expected authorization of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children.
Federal regulators will meet over the next two weeks to weigh the benefits of giving shots to children aged 5 to 11.
Within hours of the formal approval, which is expected after the Centers...
October 7th, 20210WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has confirmed Oct. 26 for its panel of outside advisers to meet and discuss the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in children as young as 5.
If approved by that advisory panel, children ages of 5- 11-years-old, numbering around 28 million, will begin receiving the two-dose...
September 30th, 20210LANSING — Following FDA approval, recommendations from the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and additional recommendations by the CDC director, the Michigan Department of Health and Humans Services (MDHHS) is urging certain Michiganders to get a booster shot if they received Pfizer’s COVID-19...
September 27th, 20210WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Biden will receive a COVID-19 booster shot on Monday, the White House said days after his administration green-lighted a third shot of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine in certain populations.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last week backed an additional dose of the Pfizer...
September 15th, 20210WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. will begin requiring people applying for immigrant status to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
The new policy is set to go into effect Oct. 1, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website.
“If the applicant has not received any of the listed vaccinations and the vaccinations...
September 3rd, 20210MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA — A report published by the CDC details a case of an unvaccinated teacher who infected half a class of students with COVID-19 just by reciting a story for them unmasked. The report made headlines this week as schools went through a tense decision process to allow full in-person learning, but with many...
September 1st, 20210Adding to expert confidence over the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, the CDC announced this week that its advisory committee on immunization has given the vaccine a "unanimous recommendation" for those ages 16 and up.
The committee’s 14-0 vote came a week after the FDA gave the Pfizer vaccine full approval.
The CDC's Advisory Committee...
August 27th, 20210Wayne County has now joined neighboring Oakland County in mandating masks be worn in local school districts, schools and daycare providers.
The latest pandemic health order by the Wayne County Health Department takes effect immediately and requires students, faculty, staff and visitors to wear a face mask while in school and during...
