Share This: Share This: the COVID-19 vaccine. But when it will be available for them, how they will schedule it, and where people will go to get it will depend largely on where they live.  in one of three ways, depending on where they live. vaccine eligibility would expand starting Monday to anyone 65 and older and several new groups of essential workers — defended Michigan’s slow rollout Friday, saying Michigan is "in the same situation as every other state: We're all building this up."  by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  indicates there are no...…Share This: Share This: the COVID-19 vaccine. But when it will be available for them, how they will schedule it, and where people will go to get it will depend largely on where they live.  in one of three ways, depending on where they live. vaccine eligibility would expand starting Monday to anyone 65 and older and several new groups of essential workers — defended Michigan’s slow rollout Friday, saying Michigan is "in the same situation as every other state: We're all building this up."  by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  indicates there are no...WW…

Share This:  Hesitancy among workers in healthcare settings may help explain why  of the two-stage vaccine, or 992 people for every 100,000. Only six other states had a lower rate of vaccinations — North Carolina, Arizona, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Kansas, according to . (Monday evening the state updated its vaccination data to show nearly 129,000 doses had been administered but updated comparisons with other states were not immediately available.) would be more informed about … a vaccine trial and have a little bit more trust.”  among staff. , a hospital...…Share This:  Hesitancy among workers in healthcare settings may help explain why  of the two-stage vaccine, or 992 people for every 100,000. Only six other states had a lower rate of vaccinations — North Carolina, Arizona, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Kansas, according to . (Monday evening the state updated its vaccination data to show nearly 129,000 doses had been administered but updated comparisons with other states were not immediately available.) would be more informed about … a vaccine trial and have a little bit more trust.”  among staff. , a hospital...WW…

Share This: Share This: Dec. 17:   in the pandemic. approval processRelated stories:” of final approval by the FDA, company officials said. to order another 100 million doses. That could slow its distribution to the general public. that health care workers and residents in long-term care facilities be first in line for vaccines. (The committee considers staff in long-term care settings, such as nursing homes and assisted living centers, as health care workers.) health care workers in Michigan.  prioritizes other vulnerable communities including the elderly, those from racial...…Share This: Share This: Dec. 17:   in the pandemic. approval processRelated stories:” of final approval by the FDA, company officials said. to order another 100 million doses. That could slow its distribution to the general public. that health care workers and residents in long-term care facilities be first in line for vaccines. (The committee considers staff in long-term care settings, such as nursing homes and assisted living centers, as health care workers.) health care workers in Michigan.  prioritizes other vulnerable communities including the elderly, those from racial...WW…

Share This: Share This:   OSF St. Francis Hospital & Medical Group in Escanaba asked him for permission to put him on a ventilator. There was some talk that he’d be transferred to a bigger hospital elsewhere. Other health conditions — his diabetes, along with his age — could complicate his case. children again or his wife, Debbie, whose brilliant blue eyes first dazzled him more than 29 years ago., as did several local school districts. COVID spread at a in Alger County, sickening dozens of people and Alger County man. A COVID case at a in Chippewa County worried local...…Share This: Share This:   OSF St. Francis Hospital & Medical Group in Escanaba asked him for permission to put him on a ventilator. There was some talk that he’d be transferred to a bigger hospital elsewhere. Other health conditions — his diabetes, along with his age — could complicate his case. children again or his wife, Debbie, whose brilliant blue eyes first dazzled him more than 29 years ago., as did several local school districts. COVID spread at a in Alger County, sickening dozens of people and Alger County man. A COVID case at a in Chippewa County worried local...WW…

Share This: in Michigan COVID-19 cases only reinforces his point, said Dr. Anthony Ognjan, an infectious disease specialist at McLaren Macomb hospital:  — you know, let the kids go to school, to college. Open up everything. Stop this crazy testing — unless somebody gets sick, then test them and treat them,” he said. “But just let the pandemic do what it does.”Related stories:— it’s going to spread, so we just do the best we can,” he protesting COVID restrictions. “I’m also a big believer that there’s an element of herd immunity that needs to take place.” as a pandemic strategy has...…Share This: in Michigan COVID-19 cases only reinforces his point, said Dr. Anthony Ognjan, an infectious disease specialist at McLaren Macomb hospital:  — you know, let the kids go to school, to college. Open up everything. Stop this crazy testing — unless somebody gets sick, then test them and treat them,” he said. “But just let the pandemic do what it does.”Related stories:— it’s going to spread, so we just do the best we can,” he protesting COVID restrictions. “I’m also a big believer that there’s an element of herd immunity that needs to take place.” as a pandemic strategy has...WW…

Share This:  in the western U.P. as well, including areas that had remained relatively unscathed by the pandemic until now. Parts of the western Upper Peninsula are experiencing the highest rates of infections of any area in Michigan — and some of the highest ever seen outside metro Detroit.Related stories: , a non-denominational, Christian program which also ministers to those in prison. They stayed overnight in the church, he said. of the pandemic warning of “high risk” exposure, since it had no other way to reach the retreat attendees. Related Articles: October 3,...…Share This:  in the western U.P. as well, including areas that had remained relatively unscathed by the pandemic until now. Parts of the western Upper Peninsula are experiencing the highest rates of infections of any area in Michigan — and some of the highest ever seen outside metro Detroit.Related stories: , a non-denominational, Christian program which also ministers to those in prison. They stayed overnight in the church, he said. of the pandemic warning of “high risk” exposure, since it had no other way to reach the retreat attendees. Related Articles: October 3,...WW…

Share This: Share This: , released Wednesday, is an extension of earlier requirements for nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. Michigan create such centers from the state’s regional hub program — a network of nursing homes that also accepted COVID-positive patients. The task force recommended the state choose facilities based on their “ability to designate an entire wing, separate unit, or building for the care and isolation of COVID-19-positive residents.” Related stories:  to operate at least one COVID-only facility for nursing home residents in each of the state’s...…Share This: Share This: , released Wednesday, is an extension of earlier requirements for nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. Michigan create such centers from the state’s regional hub program — a network of nursing homes that also accepted COVID-positive patients. The task force recommended the state choose facilities based on their “ability to designate an entire wing, separate unit, or building for the care and isolation of COVID-19-positive residents.” Related stories:  to operate at least one COVID-only facility for nursing home residents in each of the state’s...WW…