Health & Medicine

Photo: Matthew Hatcher / Getty LANSING, May 4, 2021 ~ Monday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Michigan now has more than 50% of its residents over the age of 16 vaccinated. “Today, Michigan will surpass seven million doses administered of the safe, effective COVID-19 vaccines,” Governor Whitmer said Monday. “We’ve put shots in arms of one […]

Photo: Raymond Boyd / Getty ANN ARBOR, April 23, 2021 ~ University of Michigan Ann Arbor and Dearborn will require students living on campus to be vaccinated for COVID-19 when fall semester 2021 begins, according to a Friday post on Twitter. \”We know that widespread vaccination will be the only way to facilitate a return to […]

DETROIT, April 19, 2021 ~ Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said the numbers of positive COVID-19 cases are beginning to lessen, as he revealed plans to open vaccination sites in Detroit that do not require appointments. \”This is our role as a city; give you the best information we can and make the vaccine as available as […]

Photo: JIM WATSON / AFP via Getty LANSING, April 16, 2021 ~ In a statement Thursday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer said that the surge in COVID-19 cases is slowing down, and that the final outcome would depend on “whether or not the citizens take this seriously and do their part.\” Michigan has been leading the country […]

Photo: Matthew Hatcher / Getty LANSING, April 13, 2021 ~ Monday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer extended workplace restrictions due to the surge in COVID-19 cases in Michigan over the last weeks. The seven-day case rate is near the highest it has been during the pandemic.  The seven-day average deaths per day is over double what it […]

Photo: Bill Pugliano / Getty LANSING, April 9, 2021 ~ Governor Gretchen Whitmer has requested Michigan high schools offer remote learning, youth athletics pause, and for residents to avoid dining at indoor restaurants for two weeks. “We need everyone to step up and to take personal responsibility here,” the Governor said. “So I’m not taking […]

DETROIT, March 17, 2021 ~ An employee, believed to be a nurse, working at TCF Center in Detroit was arrested Monday for stealing two doses of the Moderna vaccine. Chief Operating Officer Hakim Berry said the woman was caught by another employee pocketing the two syringes. The vaccines were confiscated by law enforcement when the […]

LANSING, MI, March 15, 2021 ~ Beginning March 15, residents can schedule appointments for the new vaccination site opening at Ford Field on March 24.  The clinic, announced by the State of Michigan and White House, will provide 6,000 COVID-19 vaccinations per day. Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist said these are additional doses intended for Ford […]

LANSING, MI, March 12, 2021 ~ Friday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that all Michigan residents age 16 and older will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccination as of April 5, almost a month ahead of the May 1 date promised President Biden Thursday evening. In the same announcement, Governor Whitmer stated that an eight-week vaccination site […]