May 13th, 20210WASHINGTON D.C. - The CDC announced that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a face mask or stay six feet from others in most settings, indoors and outdoors.
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walesky said that there are still a handful of instances where people will still need to wear masks including in a health-care setting or in...
May 13th, 20210COVID-19 vaccine developers are making ever bolder assertions that the world will need yearly booster shots, or new vaccines to tackle concerning coronavirus variants, but some scientists question when, or whether, such shots will be needed.
In interviews with Reuters, more than a dozen influential infectious disease and vaccine...
May 12th, 20210LANSING — Providers in Michigan can now begin vaccinating adolescents to protect them from the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced Wednesday that providers can begin vaccinating adolescents 12 to 15 years of age, following a vote by the Centers for Disease Control and...
May 12th, 20210LANSING — While Governor Whitmer is encouraging continued mask use, she said that residents continuing to get vaccinated is the path out of the pandemic.
During a Wednesday morning press conference, Whitmer announced that the state has crossed the first benchmark in the “Mi Vacc to Normal” challenge, with 55 percent of...
May 11th, 20210U.S. regulators authorized Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in children as young as 12 and said they could begin receiving shots as soon as Thursday, widening the country’s inoculation program as vaccination rates have slowed significantly.
This is the first COVID-19 vaccine to be authorized in the U.S. for ages 12...
May 7th, 20210LANSING — In an effort to address exacerbated conditions faced by Michiganders since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, State Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-Hamtramck) and four other Detroit first-term House colleagues introduced a five bill package this week.
Aiyash joined Mary Cavanagh (D-Redford Twp.), Helena Scott (D-Highland Park),...
May 5th, 20210RIYADH – Saudi Arabia is considering barring overseas pilgrims from the annual Hajj for the second year running as COVID-19 cases rise globally and worries grow about the emergence of new variants, two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Such a move would restrict the pilgrimage to Mecca, a once in a lifetime duty...
May 4th, 20210WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine could get approval for use in adolescents as early as next week.
The New York Times reported federal officials as saying that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to grant expanded emergency use authorization to allow children as young as 12 to receive the coronavirus...
May 3rd, 20210WASHINGTON, D.C. — Even though more than 44 percent of the U.S. population has had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, with about 2.4 million people receiving shots daily, medical experts are warning that it could take the country even longer to get back to normal if more people aren’t willing to take a vaccine.
Over the...
April 30th, 20210Restaurants, bars and other food and drink establishments across Michigan hard hit by COVID-19 can now apply for funds from the $28.6 billion in federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund direct relief being provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the American Rescue Plan.
“Restaurant owners and other food...
April 30th, 20210WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Biden marked his first 100 days in office on Thursday, a day after giving his first speech to a joint session of the U.S. Congress.
The first 100 days have been marked by significant moves, many to dismantle policies enacted by former President Trump.
Significant among those are the delivery of 200...
April 29th, 20210DEARBORN — In its continued fight against COVID-19, Dearborn Public Schools is offering another free COVID test site and vaccine clinic at Edsel Ford High School.
On Friday April 30, from 8 a.m. until 2:40 p.m., the district is inviting students ages 16- and 17-years-old in the community to receive a free Pfizer vaccine at Edsel...
April 29th, 20210LANSING — Michiganders can look forward to coming months of normalcy, if they are willing to get an appointment to get a COVID-19 vaccine to help the state get to its 70 percent vaccination goal.
Governor Whitmer has laid out a plan for the state to return to normal based on vaccination rates. The "MI Vacc to Normal" plan will use...
April 29th, 20210LANSING — Unemployed Michiganders who find a job could get $1,000 as part of COVID-19 relief spending that began advancing in the state legislature this week.
The $12.7 billion proposal would help incentivize unemployed people to find jobs.
The “return to work” grants would cover up to 400,000 residents, which is nearly half...
April 28th, 20210WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is once again extending its enforcement date for requiring people to have REAL ID-compliant driver's licenses to fly in the U.S.
COVID-19 pandemic safety protocols have limited activities at license issuing offices across the country, leading the DHS to announce...
April 27th, 20210WASHINGTON, D.C. — With more than half of all adults in the U.S. now having received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the U.S. government is allowing fully vaccinated people to safely engage in outdoor activities like walking and gathering without wearing masks.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data...
April 26th, 20210WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has released a report detailing nationwide incidents of civil rights complaints by Muslim Americans that the group received over the past year.
The 2021 report is named Resilience in the Face of Hate.
The country’s “largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy...
April 26th, 20210Palestinians COVID-19 cases, especially in Gaza, have reached record highs, largely due to the arrival of a greatly contagious coronavirus variant, which was first identified in Britain.
Gaza has always been vulnerable to the deadly pandemic. Under a hermetic Israeli blockade since 2006, the densely populated Gaza Strip lacks basic...
April 24th, 20210WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. can immediately resume use of Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine, top health regulators said on Friday, ending a 10-day pause to investigate its link to extremely rare but potentially deadly blood clots.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug...
April 23rd, 20210DAMASCUS — Thanks to a global initiative, Syria received the first 200,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, U.N. officials announced on Thursday.
The doses were delivered through the global COVAX initiative, which has also delivered the badly needed vaccine to Yemen. Another 54,000 vaccines were delivered to the northwest...
April 22nd, 20210WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill that targets hate crimes directed towards Asian Americans on Thursday. The legislation comes amid an increase in discrimination and violence against Asian communities in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Officially titled the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, the...
April 22nd, 20210ANN ARBOR — A poll conducted by the University of Michigan found that 25 percent of parents in the U.S. say their children or teens participated in fall and winter sports.
While most of the parents ranked their child’s sports organization highly for communicating safety protocols, one in four rated their child’s team or...
April 21st, 20210DEARBORN HEIGHTS — In the continued fight against COVID-19, the city of Dearborn Heights will be offering a free vaccination clinic on April 25.
The city will be offering the Moderna vaccine at the Berwyn Senior Center to anyone interested.
The event will run from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. and is open to residents of all...
April 20th, 20210DEARBORN — No appointment is needed to get a COVID-19 vaccination shot at Dearborn’s vaccination center Tuesday through Thursday, April 22.
The city of Dearborn is informing residents how easy it is for people 18 and older who live in Wayne County to get the shot in a convenient, quick way. Most people are out within 25 minutes,...
April 20th, 20210WASHINGTON, D.C. — Though increased vaccination efforts in the U.S. continue giving hope, some parts of the county are still in the grip of COVID-19 surges, hospitalizations and deaths.
Public health officials say there are several factors for the continuing surge, even though COVID-19 vaccines have been delivered to Americans’...
April 18th, 20210WAYNE COUNTY — All Wayne County vaccine sites will now accept walk-up COVID-19 vaccinations appointments during regular clinic hours from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Residents and workers may still schedule a vaccination appointment with the Wayne County Health Department by calling toll-free 1-866-610-3885. All County sites will accept...
April 17th, 20210Since Governor Whitmer declared a state of emergency last March, Dr. Zafar Shamoon, chief of emergency services at Beaumont Hospital-Dearborn, has witnessed first-hand the precariously rising cases of COVID-19 in the community.
“Dearborn has been hit very hard," Shamoon told The Arab American News. "This is one of the busiest, if...
April 16th, 20210MICHIGAN - On Friday, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) extended its "Gatherings and Mask" epidemic order, which includes expansion of mask requirements to children ages 2 to 4. The order takes effect April 26 and is effective through May 24.
The department says implementing the mask rule to children ages...
