Posts tagged with "COVID-19"

Hamtramck Public Schools to host free COVID-19 vaccine clinic Health

Hamtramck Public Schools to host free COVID-19 vaccine clinic

May 15th, 20210 HAMTRAMCK - Hamtramck Public Schools (HPS) is partnering with Rite Aid to provide vaccinations for individuals 12 and older at the Hamtramck Community Center at 11350 Charest St. this upcoming Thursday. HPS recommends families schedule an appointment to receive a COVID-19 shot. The clinic is offering the first dose of the Pfizer...
Michigan to lift mask mandate for the fully vaxxed, following CDC guidelines Health

Michigan to lift mask mandate for the fully vaxxed, following CDC guidelines

May 14th, 20210 LANSING - Starting Saturday, Michiganders who are outdoors will no longer need to wear a mask regardless of vaccination status. While indoors, fully vaccinated Michiganders will no longer need to wear a mask, except where required by federal, state or local regulations or business guidance. Residents who are not vaccinated,...
Vaccinations for Dearborn students available May 20 and 21 Health

Vaccinations for Dearborn students available May 20 and 21

May 14th, 20210 DEARBORN - Dearborn Public Schools is adding vaccination dates for students next week. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gave the green light on usage of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for the 12-15 years old age range this week. Michigan's health authority told providers late Wednesday that they can proceed with...
CDC says fully vaccinated people don’t need to wear face masks in most settings Health

CDC says fully vaccinated people don’t need to wear face masks in most settings

May 13th, 20210 WASHINGTON 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...
Top scientists question the need for COVID-19 booster shots Health

Top scientists question the need for COVID-19 booster shots

May 13th, 20210 COVID-19 vaccine developers are making ever bolder assertions that the world will need yearly booster shots, or new vaccines to tackle concerning coronavirus variants, but some scientists question when, or whether, such shots will be needed. In interviews with Reuters, more than a dozen influential infectious disease and vaccine...
Whitmer says COVID-19 vaccine is “way out” of pandemic Health

Whitmer says COVID-19 vaccine is “way out” of pandemic

May 12th, 20210 LANSING — 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...
U.S. children ages 12 to 15 could begin COVID-19 vaccinations Thursday Health

U.S. children ages 12 to 15 could begin COVID-19 vaccinations Thursday

May 11th, 20210 U.S. regulators authorized Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in children as young as 12 and said they could begin receiving shots as soon as Thursday, widening the country’s inoculation program as vaccination rates have slowed significantly. This is the first COVID-19 vaccine to be authorized in the U.S. for ages 12...
Aiyash, freshman lawmakers, introduce COVID response bill package Local

Aiyash, freshman lawmakers, introduce COVID response bill package

May 7th, 20210 LANSING — In an effort to address exacerbated conditions faced by Michiganders since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, State Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-Hamtramck) and four other Detroit first-term House colleagues introduced a five bill package this week. Aiyash joined Mary Cavanagh (D-Redford Twp.), Helena Scott (D-Highland Park),...
NYT sources say Pfizer vaccine could be authorized for adolescents by next week Health

NYT sources say Pfizer vaccine could be authorized for adolescents by next week

May 4th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine could get approval for use in adolescents as early as next week. The New York Times reported federal officials as saying that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to grant expanded emergency use authorization to allow children as young as 12 to receive the coronavirus...
Experts warn vaccine hesitancy will delay herd immunity this year Health

Experts warn vaccine hesitancy will delay herd immunity this year

May 3rd, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Even though more than 44 percent of the U.S. population has had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, with about 2.4 million people receiving shots daily, medical experts are warning that it could take the country even longer to get back to normal if more people aren’t willing to take a vaccine. Over the...
Pandemic relief funding available to restaurants, bars: Here’s what to know Local

Pandemic relief funding available to restaurants, bars: Here’s what to know

April 30th, 20210 Restaurants, bars and other food and drink establishments across Michigan hard hit by COVID-19 can now apply for funds from the $28.6 billion in federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund direct relief being provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the American Rescue Plan. “Restaurant owners and other food...
Biden marks first 100 days, gives first speech to joint session of Congress U.S.A

Biden marks first 100 days, gives first speech to joint session of Congress

April 30th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Biden marked his first 100 days in office on Thursday, a day after giving his first speech to a joint session of the U.S. Congress. The first 100 days have been marked by significant moves, many to dismantle policies enacted by former President Trump. Significant among those are the delivery of 200...
Dearborn Public Schools to host free COVID testing site and vaccine clinic Health

Dearborn Public Schools to host free COVID testing site and vaccine clinic

April 29th, 20210 DEARBORN — In its continued fight against COVID-19, Dearborn Public Schools is offering another free COVID test site and vaccine clinic at Edsel Ford High School. On Friday April 30, from 8 a.m. until 2:40 p.m., the district is inviting students ages 16- and 17-years-old in the community to receive a free Pfizer vaccine at Edsel...
Michigan lays out plan to open up state tied to vaccine numbers Health

Michigan lays out plan to open up state tied to vaccine numbers

April 29th, 20210 LANSING — Michiganders can look forward to coming months of normalcy, if they are willing to get an appointment to get a COVID-19 vaccine to help the state get to its 70 percent vaccination goal. Governor Whitmer has laid out a plan for the state to return to normal based on vaccination rates. The "MI Vacc to Normal" plan will use...
REAL ID enforcement deadline once again extended, to May 2023 U.S.A

REAL ID enforcement deadline once again extended, to May 2023

April 28th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is once again extending its enforcement date for requiring people to have REAL ID-compliant driver's licenses to fly in the U.S. COVID-19 pandemic safety protocols have limited activities at license issuing offices across the country, leading the DHS to announce...
U.S. lifts outdoor mask guidelines for fully vaccinated people Health

U.S. lifts outdoor mask guidelines for fully vaccinated people

April 27th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — With more than half of all adults in the U.S. now having received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the U.S. government is allowing fully vaccinated people to safely engage in outdoor activities like walking and gathering without wearing masks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data...
A Palestinian prayer for Ramadan: May the voices of the oppressed be heard Other Voices

A Palestinian prayer for Ramadan: May the voices of the oppressed be heard

April 26th, 20210 Palestinians COVID-19 cases, especially in Gaza, have reached record highs, largely due to the arrival of a greatly contagious coronavirus variant, which was first identified in Britain. Gaza has always been vulnerable to the deadly pandemic. Under a hermetic Israeli blockade since 2006, the densely populated Gaza Strip lacks basic...
U.S. ends J&J COVID-19 vaccine pause; shots to resume immediately Health

U.S. ends J&J COVID-19 vaccine pause; shots to resume immediately

April 24th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. can immediately resume use of Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine, top health regulators said on Friday, ending a 10-day pause to investigate its link to extremely rare but potentially deadly blood clots. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug...
Syria receives 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine World

Syria receives 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine

April 23rd, 20210 DAMASCUS — Thanks to a global initiative, Syria received the first 200,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, U.N. officials announced on Thursday. The doses were delivered through the global COVAX initiative, which has also delivered the badly needed vaccine to Yemen. Another 54,000 vaccines were delivered to the northwest...
Dearborn Heights offering a free vaccination clinic on April 25 Health

Dearborn Heights offering a free vaccination clinic on April 25

April 21st, 20210 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — In the continued fight against COVID-19, the city of Dearborn Heights will be offering a free vaccination clinic on April 25. The city will be offering the Moderna vaccine at the Berwyn Senior Center to anyone interested. The event will run from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. and is open to residents of all...
Dearborn vaccination center accepting walk-ins through Thursday Health

Dearborn vaccination center accepting walk-ins through Thursday

April 20th, 20210 DEARBORN — No appointment is needed to get a COVID-19 vaccination shot at Dearborn’s vaccination center Tuesday through Thursday, April 22. The city of Dearborn is informing residents how easy it is for people 18 and older who live in Wayne County to get the shot in a convenient, quick way. Most people are out within 25 minutes,...
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