CVS to offer COVID-19 vaccine starting March 21
March 18th, 20210 DEARBORN — CVS Health announced that it will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines to eligible Michiganders as early as Sunday, March 21. Five CVS Pharmacy locations in Metro Detroit and eight total locations statewide have been chosen to administer the vaccines. Appointments will become available for booking on Friday, March 19...
FEMA to reimburse families for COVID-related funeral costs
March 18th, 20210 WASHINGTON D.C. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that it is going to reimburse families for COVID-19 related funeral expenses. The funds will come out of the $2 billion it received from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021. FEMA said the funds will reimburse...
Henry Ford performs first known COVID-linked double lung transplant in Michigan
March 17th, 20210 DETROIT — A Wyandotte woman whose lungs were irreparably damaged by COVID-19 and had two months earlier given birth for the first time received what is believed to be Michigan’s first double-lung transplant linked to the virus. Henry Ford Health System performed the procedure on 31-year-old Jackie Dennis, a special education...
Wayne Health to take mobile vaccinations throughout the community
March 16th, 20210 DETROIT — People are starting to take advantage of free COVID-19 vaccines offered through Wayne Health from Wayne State University and its mobile medical units. Wayne Health representative Dr. Phillip Levy said this is a necessity. "This is what is needed for us to get beyond the pandemic," he said. "We have to wear masks, we...
35,000 people registered for Ford Field vaccination site in less than 24 hours
March 16th, 20210 MICHIGAN — Within 24 hours of opening registrations for Michiganders to get in line for COVID-19 vaccine appointment at upcoming Ford Field mass vaccination clinics, Meijer has registered more than 35,000 people. Registrations opened at 4 p.m. Monday, March 15. The company immediately saw an extremely high volume of people register...
Registration for vaccines at Ford Field, other clinics, now open in Michigan
March 15th, 20210 Michiganders can now begin registering for the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Ford Field in Detroit. The mass vaccination site is set to officially open on March 24 and will administer some 6,000 doses a day. After the registration process is completed, people who have registered will receive an invitation either by phonemail or text...
All Michigan adults eligible for vaccine April 5; mass vaccination site soon at Ford Field
March 12th, 20210 MICHIGAN - Beginning Monday, April 5, all Michiganders age 16 and up who were not previously eligible will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Governor Whitmer and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced on Friday the state is expanding vaccination eligibility for Michiganders ages 16 and older with...
Survey shows difficulty faced by working parents for online learning, strong support among Republican parents for return to school
March 12th, 20210 A Gallup poll released Thursday shows particularly strong support among parents who identify as Republican to get their children back in classrooms for in-person learning. The poll results are based on self-administered web surveys conducted Feb. 14-21, with a random sample of 860 adults, aged 18 and older, who are parents of students...
Biden: “All American adults will be eligible to get a vaccine no later than May 1”
March 11th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — In his first prime-time address to the American public, President Biden announced on Thursday that he is directing states to make all adults vaccine-eligible by May 1. As vaccine supplies continue to increase, Biden is now confident the enormous goal to vaccinate much of America is possible. The U.S. is...
Senators seek to make daylight saving time permanent as more states try to end time changes
March 11th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new bill introduce by a group of U.S. senators seeks to end yearly time changes by making daylight saving time the new, permanent standard time. The bill would allow states with areas exempt from daylight saving time choose the standard time for those areas. The bill, known as the “Sunshine Protection Act...
U.S. will double order of J&J COVID vaccine with additional 100 million doses
March 11th, 20210 President Biden will double the U.S. order of Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) one-shot vaccine — seeking another 100 million doses — bringing the country’s total vaccine supply to enough for 500 million people. Biden made the announcement during an event at the White House on Wednesday with J&J Chairman and Chief...
How and where to get COVID-19 vaccines
March 10th, 20210 DEARBORN — With more vaccines beginning to be distributed and provided to the state, residents who qualify for the vaccine are being provided more options to get it. Dearborn’s vaccination center has added more appointments as well as opening appointments to those who are 50 and older with medical conditions or...
First case of South Africa variant identified in Michigan
March 8th, 20210 MICHIGAN — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has identified the first case of COVID-19 variant originally identified in South Africa, in a boy living in Jackson County. The state’s health department is investigating close contacts and if there are additional cases associated with this case. The...
CDC: Vaccinated people can socialize without masks, distancing
March 8th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced new guidelines that say people who are fully vaccinated — meaning two weeks after they have received the second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines or the single dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine — can safely gather with friends or family who are...
Dearborn City Council President Susan Dabaja helps secure vaccines for seniors
March 6th, 20210 DEARBORN — City Council President Susan Dabaja helped secure COVID-19 vaccines for Dearborn’s senior citizens by working with the Detroit Medical Center. The initial phase will include 500 vaccines that were initially allocated for residents at Kennedy Plaza, Sisson Manor, Townsend Towers, Hubbard Manor East and Hubbard Manor......
Study finds plastic face shields add little protection to face masks
March 6th, 20210 DETROIT — Studies conducted by Wayne State University physician researchers indicate that combining face shields and masks make little difference. The university’s School of Medicine performed studies that indicated that the use of plastic face shields with surgical masks provides the best protection against COVID-19, but...
ACCESS partnering with Meijer to distribute COVID-19 vaccines
March 5th, 20210 DEARBORN — Beginning Thursday, March 11, ACCESS will be partnering with Meijer to bring COVID-19 vaccinations to the community. With the first doses beginning March 11, second doses are expected to be administered April 1, with additional dates to be determined soon. ACCESS will be honoring the Michigan Department of Health and...Dearborn vaccination center opens March 5 through 11
March 5th, 20210 DEARBORN — Dearborn’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be opening March 5-11 for those 65 years of age and older in seven Wayne County communities. The vaccination clinic is at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave in Dearborn. Vaccinations are by appointment only from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and...
Schools in Northville, Dearborn report COVID-19 outbreaks
March 5th, 20210 DEARBORN/NORTHVILLE — Northville High School and Edsel Ford High School in Dearborn have both had to place sports teams under mandatory quarantine. In Northville, there have been 12 positive cases of COVID-19 reported over the last two days, which resulted in 41 students being placed in quarantine. All positive cases are......
Dearborn Heights continues its fight against COVID-19
March 4th, 20210 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — While the Berwyn Senior Citizen Center is compiling a list of residents for vaccine distribution, community leaders are distributing masks. Treasurer Lisa Hicks-Clayton said that the mask distribution is the result of Wayne County Executive Warren Evans and Homeland Security providing masks to cities and...
Dearborn to offer 500 appointments for COVID vaccines on March 4
March 3rd, 20210 DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn is offering 500 appointments for people age 65 and older to receive the COVID vaccine on March 4. The appointments will be from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and will assist the city in testing its online system to try to ensure appointments flow smoothly in the future. Those who qualify are asked to visit......
State expands vaccine eligibility to include those 50 years or older; Detroit expands to include UAW employees
March 3rd, 20210 LANSING — During a media event Wednesday, Governor Whitmer announced the expansion of vaccine distribution to begin March 8. Effective March 8, Michiganders 50 years or older with a pre-existing condition will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccines. Two weeks later, the state is expecting to be able to expand again to everyone...Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine could be in arms within two days
March 1st, 20210 Eligible Americans can expect a shot of the new single-dose Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine in their arms in the next day or two, the company’s CEO said on Monday. “We think literally within the next 24 to 48 hours Americans should start receiving shots in arms," Alex Gorsky, chairman and CEO of J&J, told NBC.......
