April 20th, 20220With the mutations of Omicron now making up more than 90 percent of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., travelers in the country were suddenly informed that a court order had blocked the Biden administration’s mask mandate on public transportation this week.
That ruling from a federal judge on Monday came as COVID-19 infections are...
February 12th, 20220WAYNE COUNTY — Wayne County will be opening five hybrid sites throughout the county to offer both COVID-19 testing and vaccinations.
The sites will offer first doses, second doses and boosters.
The sites will have both the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and tests and Antigen Rapid Tests.
COVID-19 vaccines are available for...
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,...
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...
November 24th, 20210WASHINGTON D.C. — President Biden has announced requirements for all essential, non-resident travelers crossing U.S. land borders.
This decision includes truck drivers, government and emergency response officials and would require them to be fully vaccinated beginning on Jan. 22.
A senior administration official said the...
September 22nd, 20210WAYNE COUNTY — As of Sept. 21, 70 percent of Wayne County residents, excluding Detroit, have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
The 70 percent goal was set by President Biden and is seen by health officials as a crucial step toward getting a vast majority of residents vaccinated.
Wayne County is only the sixth...
August 24th, 20210WAYNE COUNTY — The Wayne County Health Department has begun administering Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to immunocompromised residents.
Boosters are available at no cost to eligible residents at all Wayne County-sponsored vaccine sites.
Boosters for immunocompromised residents are another safe and effective...
August 11th, 20210WASHINGTON D.C. — While nearly half of all Americans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the FDA is reportedly on the verge of administering booster doses.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the FDA is expecting to roll out its booster strategy by early September.
The Biden administration has been pushing for the...
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 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...
March 24th, 20210DEARBORN — People over 18 with medical conditions can now make appointments for the COVID-19 vaccines for March 25-31.
Appointments are available at the Dearborn Consolidated Vaccination Center.
Anyone over the age of 50 can also make an appointment.
Appointments are for people who live in Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Inkster,...
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...
January 28th, 20210COMMUNITY — With cases of the mutated COVID-19 variant accelerating throughout the country, studies have shown that the Pfizer vaccine is effective.
Nearly 20 cases of the mutated variant have been found in Michigan alone, but a laboratory study by Pfizer shows that the new variants of COVID-19 had only a small impact on the...
