DENNIS CUNNINGHAM

An infection specialist with Henry Ford Health held a live news briefing Wednesday morning to discuss the latest COVID-19 variant and what families should know about it.

As we prepare to gather with our family and friends for Thanksgiving, many are understandably nervous about all the viruses that are circulating.

The White House COVID-19 Response Team held a briefing after a six-week hiatus.

Henry Ford Health is issuing a warning to its hospitals are they see an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

If you couldn’t receive the vaccine because of an allergy or other reaction, or your immune system is severely compromised because, for example, you’ve had a transplant or you’re on chemotherapy. The vaccine isn’t going to be as protective.

Officials with the Henry Ford Health System have reported seeing encouraging signs over the past week, including a decrease in the number of COVID-positive patients admitted to the hospital.

The omicron variant is spreading across Michigan and local hospitals are feeling the impact.

With Michigan in the middle of yet another surge of COVID-19, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was here in Metro Detroit on Monday talking about the ongoing crisis.

Doctors and nurses fear the new omicron variant of the coronavirus could make things even worse at Michigan’s hospitals.

The Henry Ford Health System has been a leader in combating the misinformation being spread about COVID vaccines.