A Michigan-based health project asked 19 Michigan patients to depict how long COVID symptoms were impacting their bodies. In some drawings, they shared their frustration with skeptical doctors.
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Where Michigan school districts stand on 2022-23 COVID protocols
Districts across the state are relaxing mask requirements, routine COVID testing, social distancing rules, and 10-day quarantines this back-to-school season.
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Opinion | 3 in 10 Michigan kids aren’t fully vaccinated. That must change
With where immunization rates currently stand, it’s not a question of if an outbreak will occur, but when.
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Henry Ford doctor, Trump White House tried to pressure FDA into hydroxychloroquine use
Documents released Wednesday show that Henry Ford cardiologist Dr. William O’Neill worked with senior White House advisers to influence the FDA.
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Pfizer seeks approval for COVID shot this fall aimed at Omicron strains
The vaccine is being updated to target newer strains that dominate U.S. COVID-19 infections, with approval sought as school year begins. Experts say COVID is moving closer to a flu-like virus with SOME seasonal predictability.
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CDC loosens COVID rules with new onus on people, not schools, businesses
The Biden administration bowed to the reality that COVID-19 is here to stay and most Americans are better equipped to fend off serious illness. The new rules place more emphasis on individual responsibility.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer tests positive for COVID-19
The governor says the symptoms are mild and she is working remotely.
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Opinion | Finally, COVID relief for parents of young children
Here’s to the families like mine that are enjoying what I’m sure feels like the best summer ever thanks to this vaccine, and the incredible researchers and medical professionals who made it possible.
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COVID vaccine hesitancy leads to fewer Michigan kids getting other shots
Public health officials around Michigan note that vaccination rates have fallen for a host of childhood illnesses. One health department now avoids using the word “vaccination” in its campaign to get children immunized.
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BA.5 spreading COVID in Michigan. Five things you should know.
The newest subvariant appears to duck vaccine immunity that, by now, is waning among many residents. And many doctors say they are seeing patients who keep getting reinfected.