February 8th, 20220LANSING — More Michigan workers who got pandemic unemployment benefits could be qualified for waivers for receiving overpayments where they were not at fault.
Waivers stop the state from recovering the overpayment via collection. The state says waivers will not be applied to claims where it determines fraud is...
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...
February 2nd, 20220WASHINGTON D.C. — Pfizer-BioNTech has asked the FDA for emergency authorization for a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine for children 6-months- to 5-years-old.
The company is still awaiting data on a three-dose course.
Early data from Pfizer has shown that the vaccine is safe and produces an immune response. For the youngest age group,...
January 27th, 20220LANSING — Governor Whitmer announced the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is distributing 10 million free KN95 masks to Michiganders, as the state continues to face the highly contagious Omicron variant.
Free KN95 masks provided by the MDHHS will be distributed by community organizations, including...
January 25th, 20220WASHINGTON DC — The Biden administration has officially withdrawn a rule that would have required workers to get vaccinated.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 25th, 20220DEARBORN — The Arab American National Museum (AANM) is set to reopen to the public, with COVID-19 protocols in place, for the first time in two years.
This will be the first time visitors will be allowed inside since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
The museum is the nation’s only cultural institution that...
January 21st, 20220LANSING — Governor Whitmer has asked the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) for help distributing COVID-19 test kits.
The goal is to distribute these test kits to schools and other priority groups.
“Tests are critical in keeping Michiganders safe and controlling the spread of COVID-19,” Whtimer said....
January 20th, 20220WASHINGTON D.C. — The Biden administration is expected to be making 400 million N95 masks available for distribution for free starting next week.
The announcement came after federal officials started emphasizing their better protection against the omicron variant of COVID-19 over cloth face coverings.
The masks will come from...
January 19th, 20221DEARBORN — As one of the largest school districts in Michigan, Dearborn Public Schools says that it’s ready, but not yet planning to pull students out of classrooms.
In a recent article by WXYZ, a Fordson High School teacher said that attendance in his classes are low due to the spread of the Omicron variant of...
January 18th, 20220LANSING — Governor Whitmer is urging residents to take advantage of the federal government’s free COVID-19 testing program.
At-home, rapid COVID-19 tests are available for free at COVIDTests.gov, with every household eligible for four free tests that will be shipped directly to Michiganders’ homes.
Deliveries of the tests...
January 14th, 20220LANSING - The Michigan government is reminding people with health insurance to take advantage of a new federal rule that requires health insurers to cover the cost of eight over-the-counter COVID-19 home tests per month.
"We will continue working with our federal partners to ensure that COVID-19 testing is more accessible and less...
January 14th, 20220Schools in the U.S. can expect additional COVID-19 tests, being made available by the federal government, in about two weeks.
The additional tests are part of a Biden administration strategy to keep schools open during a nationwide coronavirus surge, accelerated by the highly contagious Omicron variant.
The White House has said the...
January 12th, 20220LANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is now following the CDC in reducing isolation time for those with COVID.
The isolation time is being changed from 10 days to five days for anyone who tests positive but isn’t showing symptoms. This means anyone who tests positive, but sees no symptoms or sees...
January 9th, 20220DEARBORN — The current COVID-19 surge is taking a huge toll on both Beaumont and Henry Ford Health Systems throughout Metro Detroit.
The surge in cases is the highest ever, with more than 12,000 cases reported per day on average.
Henry Ford Health Systems said it has had nearly 700 employees test positive in the last week, which...
January 9th, 20220DEARBORN/HEIGHTS — With COVID cases on the rise, local school districts have had to face whether or not to return to virtual learning again.
Dearborn Heights’ District 7 (D7) school district has decided to return to virtual learning beginning Monday, Jan. 10 until Friday, Jan. 21 due to the “increase and significant uptick in...
January 9th, 20220WASHINGTON D.C. — As omicron surges and COVID-19 cases and deaths are on the rise, a new variant was located in France and some countries are documenting cases of “flurona.”
The new COVID-19 variant was named IHU and has infected 12 people living near Marseilles in southern France. Health officials have found IHU has 46...
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 23rd, 20210WASHINGTON D.C. — Just one day after authorizing Pfizer's Paxlovid pill for at-home use, health regulators have authorized a second pill to combat COVID-19.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized Merck’s molnupiravir, although Pfizer’s Paxlovid is likely to become the first-choice treatment due to having milder...
December 22nd, 20210WASHINGTON D.C. — Health regulators have officially authorized the first pill against COVID-19 that Americans can take at home.
The milestone comes as cases, hospitalizations and deaths are rising at rapid speeds, with the omicron variant also spreading rapidly.
The drug Paxlovid, created by Pfizer, will have limited supplies...
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 21st, 20210WASHINGTON D.C. — With the rapid spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19, President Biden announced new actions in an attempt to combat the virus.
While Biden was scheduled to speak on Dec. 21, the White House provided details on his updated COVID-19 winter plan.
A major update to his plan is the decision for the U.S....
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 14th, 20210On Tuesday, Pfizer Inc. said final analysis of its antiviral COVID-19 pill still showed near 90 percent efficacy in preventing hospitalizations and deaths in high-risk patients, and recent lab data suggests the drug retains its effectiveness against the fast spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
Last month the U.S. drugmaker...
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...
