COVID-19

The Kent County Health Department has issued a notice on social media clarifying their Covid-19 close contact protocols following a viral posting by a West Michigan lawmaker. The lawmaker insinuated that a local health department will "take that child away" if they were a close contact and parents don't comply.

Yesterday the CDC announced that it was reinstating mask recommendations, even for those fully vaccinated, in areas across the country that are seeing 'High' or 'Substantial' community transmission of Covid-19. Luckily for Michigan, most of the state is at a 'Moderate' or 'Low' transmission rate.

The country music festival Faster Horses was not immune from Covid-19 cases, and that's prompting a warning from the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.

Consider all four states under review are run by Democratic Governors. Democratic President Joe Biden’s Justice Department is now indicating it will not pursue the investigation. It’s finished.

The latest data from Michigan's COVID-19 vaccine dashboard recently passed said that we will not reach 70% of those 16 and up until 2022.

Over the weekend the Ottawa County Health Department verified that the highly contagious Covid-19 variant, B.1.617.2, otherwise known as the Delta variant was confirmed in a vaccinated adult in Ottawa County.

Albion College is offering one year’s tuition to a middle or high school-age student who takes the vaccination step at one of three upcoming public clinics.

Virus vaccination efforts are not ending. Michigan’s chief medical executive, Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, says, “...there is more work to be done…". Dr. Khaldun says COVID-19 hasn’t been completely stopped in its tracks. She says more variations of the virus will be working their ways throughout the world and we need to stand ready.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says as of midnight she’s pulling back most of her unilateral COVID-19 control measures. The state’s residents and businesses have endured nearly a year and a half of mask orders and severe limits on personal activity and mobility.

Why are some people waiting so long for tax refunds this year? The quick answer is COVID-19. Many people are facing wait times of 8 weeks and longer for refunds.