Michigan’s third COVID-19 surge is “like a runaway train,” Dr. Nick Gilpin, Beaumont Health’s medical director of infection prevention and epidemiology, said Thursday.
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Homebound seniors in Michigan facing obstacles to COVID vaccines
In the scramble to vaccinate as many as possible, thousands of homebound adults are being left behind if they can’t travel to a vaccine clinic. Agencies that support seniors suggest a few changes that may help.
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Halted vaccine was key to reaching hard-to-reach Michigan. Now what?
The Johnson and Johnson vaccine helped health workers reach rural and island residents, the homeless, agricultural workers and freighter crews — people more likely to need a single-dose vaccine. The vaccine’s halt Tuesday complicates the state’s path to herd immunity.
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Michigan pauses J & J vaccine, prompting scramble in state’s rollout
Federal authorities urged a temporary halt to the Johnson and Johnson vaccine amid reports of rare complications. The one-dose vaccine had been used to reach many rural residents, home-bound seniors, and college students.
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Michigan at 'record high' for COVID-19 hospitalizations of children
Statewide, 49 children were hospitalized Monday with either confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19, according to state data.
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Demand for vaccine declines in parts of Michigan, even as COVID surges
Three months into the vaccine rollout, appointments are going unfilled and clinics are being canceled due to lack of interest, even as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer begs Washington for more doses.
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Whitmer pleads for more COVID compliance. So far, Michigan isn’t listening
Even as the Centers for Disease Control urges Michigan to close down part of its economy to stop a dangerous COVID spike, residents seem done with restrictions.
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Workers weary, patients angry, as COVID fills Michigan hospitals — again
Health care workers say the fear of an unknown virus and the frantic scramble for equipment of last spring are both gone. But gone, too, are heaps of support. In some instances, staff camaraderie forged in last year’s chaos has started to fracture.
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University of Michigan postpones surgical procedures because of COVID-19 surge
Michigan Medicine, the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor-based health system, announced Thursday it is postponing some surgical procedures because of the crush of COVID-19 patients filling its emergency rooms and hospital beds.
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Pressure mounts on Gretchen Whitmer to tighten Michigan COVID limits
The CDC director pushed Wednesday for “stronger mitigation strategies” in Michigan, including shutting down contact sports, as the state’s positive test rates and hospitalizations continue to surge. The governor is resisting another clamp down.