First Brazil COVID variant found in Bay County resident

April 1st, 20210 LANSING — A case of the P.1 of Brazil COVID-19 variant has been identified in a Bay County resident, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) said.  The Bay County Health Department has been notified and is investigating the individual’s exposure history to attempt to identify the source. The county is...

Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine is 66 percent effective globally

January 29th, 20210 Johnson & Johnson said its single-dose vaccine was 72 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 in the U.S., but a lower rate of 66 percent was observed globally in the large trial conducted across three continents and against multiple variants. In the trial of nearly 44,000 volunteers, the level of protection against moderate and...

State monitoring COVID-19 variant, restaurants to reopen on schedule

January 21st, 20210 LANSING — State health authorities are now on high alert after a new variant of the COVID-19 virus has been detected in three Washtenaw County women. The two adult women were in close contact with the first woman to be found positive for the variant, as announced on Jan. 16. The first woman had recently traveled to the U.K. All...

COVID-19 variant found in Michigan

January 16th, 20210 LANSING — The first case of new a highly contagious COVID-19 variant, B.1.1.7. has been identified in a woman living in Washtenaw County by the state health authority on Saturday. The woman recently traveled to the U.K., where this variant originated, according to the MDHHS. Close contacts of this individual have been identified...