September 8th, 20220After the federal government's approval, the state now has "bivalent" booster shots available that target the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Michigan's health officials said Wednesday.
The updated, or bivalent, boosters target the most recent COVID-19 Omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5, which are more contagious and more resistant than...
August 11th, 20220LANSING — Besides the U.S. Postal Service, which is still delivering free COVID-19 tests right to people's doorsteps, there's another quick and secure way to get those tests.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, the state's health authority, announced a partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation through Project...
August 11th, 20220LANSING — Michigan residents ages 18 and older now have another COVID-19 vaccine option – Novavax – to help protect them from serious illness and death due to the virus.
On July 13, the FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization for the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for use among people ages 18 years and older for a two-dose primary...
June 23rd, 20220MICHIGAN — State health officials are urging residents to protect themselves against mosquito bites this season, following the detection of the year's first mosquito-borne virus.
Mosquitoes recently collected in Bay County have tested positive for the Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV) at the Michigan Department of Health and Human...
