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Michigan Expanding Access to Safe, Effective COVID-19 Vaccine Starting Monday

Michiganders over age 50 with medical conditions and disabilities andcaregivers of children with special health care needs will be eligibleMarch 8; all Michiganders over age 50 eligible March 22 LANSING, MICH. To help reach the state’s goal of vaccinating 70% of Michiganders over age 16 and bring a quicker end to the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) officials today announced the state is expanding vaccination eligibility beginning Monday, March 8. This change follows the announcement by President […]

todayMarch 3, 2021 2

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Governor Whitmer and President Biden Visited Pfizer Facility, Toured Michigan’s Successful Vaccine Operation

President Biden followed through on his promise to visit Michigan and thank the hard-working Michiganders producing the COVID-19 vaccine  KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined President Joe Biden to tour the Pfizer global manufacturing campus in Kalamazoo, marking Michigan as one of President Biden’s first official visits while in office.   “President Biden has worked diligently to support Michigan’s vaccine operation since he took office four weeks ago, and today he followed through on his promise to visit our state and personally thank the hard-working Michiganders […]

todayFebruary 19, 2021 1

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Mercy Health, Saint Joseph Mercy Health System receive COVID-19 vaccine, administer first vaccinations

Four Trinity Health Michigan hospitals receive initial doses CANTON and NORTON SHORES, Mich. (Dec. 17, 2020) – Mercy Health and Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, which together comprise the Michigan region of Trinity Health,have taken delivery of the first shipment of the FDA-Approved Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at four of its hospitals. St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland, and Mercy Health Saint Mary's in Grand Rapids have each received 975 doses, with Mercy Health Muskegon receiving 1,950 doses, earlier today. Vaccine […]

todayDecember 17, 2020 1

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Governor Whitmer Statement on FDA Approval for Pfizer’s Safe, Effective Vaccine

LANSING, Mich. -- Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer released the following statement after the United States Food and Drug Administration approved Pfizer’s Emergency Use Authorization for the COVID-19 Vaccine:  “This is great news for our families, frontline workers, small businesses, and economy. In Michigan, a state built on hard work and innovation, a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine will be manufactured by Michigan workers at a Michigan business. I want to thank all of our dedicated Pfizer employees for their hard work. My administration, led by Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, […]

todayDecember 11, 2020 1

Education

Essential Frontline Workers Must Apply by Dec. 31 for Free Tuition at MCC

Michigan residents who provided essential services during the pandemic between April 1 and June 30 now have just four weeks left to apply for tuition-free college.  The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 31, for the Future for Frontliners program, which is open to qualified workers to earn their first associate degree or industry-related certificate at a local Michigan community college.  As of Dec. 1, there have been 436 frontline workers accepted at Muskegon Community College, where they will begin their studies as early […]

todayDecember 3, 2020

Education

How Families Can Prevent and Plan For Fires During Covid-19

November is Child Safety and Protection Month, and there’s no better time to think about how you can protect your family in the case of a fire in your home. The U.S. Fire Administration estimates that more than 300 people are killed each year and $280 million worth of property damage is caused as a result of children playing with fire. Unfortunately, many people don’t prepare adequately for fires in their home. And during this pandemic, our focus is elsewhere […]

todayNovember 12, 2020 2

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Covid-19 Advisory from Mercy Health & Public Health-Muskegon County

November 4, 2020  Dear Parents,  Mercy Health and Public Health-Muskegon County are pleased with how students and staff at your  school are following safety protocols recommended by medical experts to limit the spread of COVID-19. We are also encouraged by the responsible way parents are notifying schools when symptoms or  exposures occur.  According to data, what students and staff are doing is working. Data also show the community-based  decisions schools are making related to remote and/or in-person learning are helping […]

todayNovember 5, 2020

Community Events

Free COVID-19 Testing Event in Muskegon Heights

The Michigan National Guard (MING) will partner with the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA), the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), Muskegon County, the City of Muskegon Heights and numerous local partners this weekend to provide thousands of no-cost COVID-19 tests to residents of Muskegon County. Drive-through and walk-up COVID-19 testing will be offered at the Muskegon Heights Farmers Market at 2600 Baker Street, Muskegon Heights, Michigan beginning at 11:00 AM Saturday and 9:00 AM Sunday, 23-24 May. […]

todayMay 23, 2020 2