March 5th, 20210DEARBORN — Beginning Thursday, March 11, ACCESS will be partnering with Meijer to bring COVID-19 vaccinations to the community.
With the first doses beginning March 11, second doses are expected to be administered April 1, with additional dates to be determined soon.
ACCESS will be honoring the Michigan Department of Health and...
March 5th, 20210DEARBORN/NORTHVILLE — Northville High School and Edsel Ford High School in Dearborn have both had to place sports teams under mandatory quarantine.
In Northville, there have been 12 positive cases of COVID-19 reported over the last two days, which resulted in 41 students being placed in quarantine.
All positive cases are...
March 5th, 20210WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to take up President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill, but put off the start of a contentious debate until the full text of the 628-page bill is read aloud.
The party-line vote of 51-50, with Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie, illustrated that...
March 4th, 20210DEARBORN HEIGHTS — While the Berwyn Senior Citizen Center is compiling a list of residents for vaccine distribution, community leaders are distributing masks.
Treasurer Lisa Hicks-Clayton said that the mask distribution is the result of Wayne County Executive Warren Evans and Homeland Security providing masks to cities and...
March 4th, 20210DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Starting this week, the Crestwood School District is slowly reintroducing students back to the classroom after nearly a year.
Beginning March 3 through March 12, the elementary and preschools will host small group tours for specific classrooms.
The week of March 15, all elementary schools and preschools will...
March 3rd, 20210WASHINGTON, D.C. — Under a deal struck with President Biden, Senate Democrats plan to give $1,400 direct payments to fewer Americans, as part of the government's latest COVID-19 relief bill.
Under the new agreement:
Individuals who make up to $75,000 will still get the full $1,400, while the amount will reduce at incomes above...
March 2nd, 20210MICHIGAN — Restaurants in Michigan are now allowed to be at 50 percent capacity, with up to 100 people, thanks to changes to the state's COVID-19 orders, which also effect other indoor activities.
On Tuesday, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced updates to two of its epidemic orders, allowing for...
March 2nd, 20210WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Democratic party has effectively abandoned a push to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour as part of President Biden’s coronavirus relief legislation, despite wide popularity of the measure among Americans.
Democratic leadership, including Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, said the...
March 1st, 20210Eligible Americans can expect a shot of the new single-dose Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine in their arms in the next day or two, the company’s CEO said on Monday.
“We think literally within the next 24 to 48 hours Americans should start receiving shots in arms," Alex Gorsky, chairman and CEO of J&J, told NBC....
March 1st, 20210DETROIT — The Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) has been recognized for customer service during the COVID-19 pandemic by the Airports Council International (ACI).
The ACI rewarded the DTW with the 2020 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Award for Best Airport by Size and Region. The award is one of the highest honors in...
February 27th, 20210WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Democratic controlled House passed a sweeping COVID-19 relief bill early Saturday, by a mostly party-line 219 to 212 vote, and sent it on to the Senate, where Democrats planned a legislative maneuver to allow them to pass it without the support of Republicans.
Democrats Kurt Schrader of Oregon and Jared Golden...
February 26th, 20210With a third COVID-19 vaccine around the corner, current vaccination efforts have already begun proving effective in curbing the pandemic in the U.S. and the world.
A peer-reviewed Israeli study of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine showed the vaccine to be highly effective in preventing symptomatic coronavirus infections under real-world...
February 25th, 20210From Younes Bazzi:
Schools are set to reopen for in person learning as early as March for Dearborn Public schools, but this is quite concerning. As of right now teachers are getting the new COVID-19 vaccine, However there is no vaccine officially authorized for people under the age of 16. The soonest we can expect a possible vaccine...
February 19th, 20210WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, is leading 33 of his colleagues to press the U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to take action on persistent mail delays and ask what he is doing to restore on-time mail delivery.
Peters previously released a...
February 18th, 20210LANSING — The state of Michigan announced that $52.5 million will be given to nearly 6,000 small businesses across the state that have been hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Governor Whitmer said the money will be coming from the Michigan Small Business Survival Grant Program.
“The Michigan Small Business Survival Grant Program...
February 15th, 20210COMMUNITY - Beaumont Health Systems has updated their COVID-19 visitation guidelines effective Monday, Feb. 15 at 8 a.m. for all facilities in the system.
Visitation will now be permitted for patients who do not have or are not suspected of having COVID-19.
Beaumont Health Chief Nursing Officer Susan Grant said that having visitors...
February 15th, 20210LANSING — The state of Michigan has expanded its COVID-19 vaccine eligibility. Starting immediately, mortuary services workers can get a shot as part of the CDC recommended group 1A.
On March 1, workers in food processing and agricultural settings, about 79,000 Michiganders, will be able to get vaccinations.
Additionally, 41...
February 13th, 20210DEARBORN — In partnership with the Wayne County Health Department, the Detroit Medical Center and DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan are vaccinating Dearborn schools staff.
The Detroit Medical Center and DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan are beginning to vaccinate more than 1,000 teachers and staff from Dearborn Public...
February 12th, 20210DEARBORN — Small business owners in Dearborn who have struggled financially due to the COVID-19 pandemic can now apply for assistance from the city.
The Small Business Grant (SBG) program allows Dearborn business owners to apply to have up to $15,000 worth of specific business expenses reimbursed.
Payments for the recipients...
February 12th, 20210MICHIGAN - Residents who don’t have access to the internet or who struggle to use a computer can now call the Michigan COVID-19 Hotline at 888-535-6136, available Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., for up-to-date information about vaccine eligibility, safety information, and clinic locations
Local health departments and hospitals...
February 10th, 20210WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Census Bureau Acting Director Dr. Ron Jarmin recently issued an update about last year’s census count. The update is on the quality of the data procured in the census count.
“We cannot (analyze the quality of our data) in detail until we complete the Post-Enumeration Survey later this year,” he said...
February 9th, 20210WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) says travelers who violate President Biden’s latest mask order for domestic and international travel could be charged $1,500 or more.
The TSA recently made an update to its original bulletin regarding Biden’s executive order on promoting COVID-19 safety in...
February 6th, 20210DEARBORN HEIGHTS — In a packet emailed to families, Crestwood Schools presented its tentative reintegration plan for bringing students back to the classroom.
The letter attached to the packet signed by Superintendent Dr. Youssef Mosallam said that the district is committed to safety.
“Since March of 2020, we as a community, a...
February 4th, 20210LANSING — With lawsuits ongoing and Republicans rejecting numerous appointments made by Governor Whitmer, contact winter sports have been approved to resume on Monday.
Effective Feb. 8, contact sports can resume provided masks are worn during practices and competition.
If masks cannot be worn, participants must be regularly...
February 3rd, 20210WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said this week that federal COVID-19 vaccine sites will be off limits to enforcement actions, such as arrests for deportation.
The department and its federal partners have vowed to keep the vaccine sites run by the federal government accessible to undocumented...
February 2nd, 20210DETROIT — Mayor Mike Duggan is expanding vaccination eligibility to food service employees, grocery store workers, janitors and security guards who live or work in the city.
Regardless of age, any employee of these industries can call to schedule an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the TCF Center.
“Food service...
February 2nd, 20210DETROIT — Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced that all adjudicated and pending cases related to the pandemic emergency orders will be dismissed.
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled in October that Governor Whitmer didn’t have the authority to issue emergency orders after April 30.
The Prosecutor’s Office said that the...
February 1st, 20210MICHIGAN — The state of Michigan has now administered just over 1 million COVID-19 vaccines, though many eligible people are still waiting on their first shots, officials announced on Monday.
The number makes the state seventh in the nation for vaccine distribution.
Governor Whitmer announced Monday that she is again calling on...
