Vaccines have protected Michigan’s oldest residents in this latest surge that’s fueled, at last in part, by more contagious variants. Though hospital beds are filling, younger patients are more likely to survive the virus.
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Michigan school COVID outbreaks surge 47% in 2 weeks; some return to remote
State officials say they have no plans to order school buildings to close again because of the pandemic. But with COVID cases skyrocketing, some schools are going remote on their own.
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Michigan gears up for the next COVID-19 fight: vaccine passports
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration has sidestepped questions on whether the state would back vaccination mandates. Republican lawmakers see it as the next front in the cultural wars, while commerce groups want to leave such decisions to individual businesses.
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246 infected, 3 dead from COVID-19 in Michigan despite being vaccinated
These “breakthrough” cases, though rare out of 1.8 million completed vaccinations, are a reminder to continue taking safety precautions even after being vaccinated. Eleven vaccinated people have been hospitalized, according to the state.
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COVID vaccine for kids edges closer to reality, as cases surge in Michigan
COVID cases among Michigan’s youngest residents have more than quadrupled in just over a month. A vaccine can’t arrive quick enough, health experts say.
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Whitmer is holding off for now on Michigan COVID limits. Here’s why.
Michigan now has the highest rate of new coronavirus infections in the nation and a surge that mirrors the deadly one from the fall. But so much is different this spring — from vaccination levels to warming temps.
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All is forgiven, Ohio*. Thanks for the COVID vaccine. Sincerely, Michigan.
Thousands throughout Michigan are doing the unthinkable and headed south to Ohio. (* forgiven for now)
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Local transit systems in Michigan take lead on COVID vaccines for homebound
Systems in Lansing and in several counties have already quietly started on-demand service for seniors, the disabled and other vulnerable groups that might include picking up people at their homes, waiting at vaccine centers and then driving them home to make vaccine distribution more equitable.
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Michigan tops U.S. in new COVID cases. Is it variants or just our turn?
Coronavirus cases in Michigan are increasing faster than in any other state, leaving many to wonder what’s driving the surge.
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Michigan’s plan to get more Republicans to take COVID vaccine
Public health officials across the state are thinking about how to ease vaccine skepticism among many conservatives as COVID-19 surges once more through Michigan.