VACCINES

Michigan health officials have issued an epidemic order that requires nursing homes to offer on-site doses of the COVID vaccine to their residents.

In a 6-3 ruling, the conservative majority court says the president lacks the unilateral power to impose this mandate and that OSHA does not have the authority to enforce it.

While most Metro Detroit students have already returned from Winter break, Wednesday marks the first day back for Warren Consolidated schools.

Michigan’s health department is urging Michigan schools to double-down on preventative measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 as students and staff return to buildings after the holiday break.

Michigan’s health department is urging Michigan schools to double-down on preventative measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 as students and staff return to buildings after the holiday break.

The Michigan COVID-19 landscape heading into 2022 is perhaps murkier than it was heading into 2021.

The nation’s top infectious disease expert says the U.S. should consider a vaccine mandate to board domestic flights as the omicron variant rapidly spreads.

Former President Donald Trump told a crowd at an event that he received a COVID-19 booster shot before being met with a smattering of boos.

The city of Detroit is approaching the one-year anniversary of its rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines as officials continue to urge residents to get vaccinated or receive booster shots.

As of Friday, three universities in Michigan have announced that they will be requiring all students, faculty and staff receive booster shots against COVID.

According to the modelling, the top-up shot could provide about 85% protection against severe illness.

All teachers and staff members in the Detroit Public Schools Community District must be fully vaccinated by Feb. 18.

Kroger, the country’s biggest traditional grocery chain, is ending some benefits for unvaccinated workers as big employers attempt to compel more of their workforce to become vaccinated with cases of COVID-19 again rising.

One year ago this week, the first COVID-19 vaccines were administered.

Newly released data shows the large majority of those hospitalized for COVID-19 in Michigan are unvaccinated patients.

It's called sotrovimab and should cuts the risk of severe illness, even for new variants such as Omicron, say scientists.

The <a href="https://www.clickondetroit.com/topic/Omicron/" target="_blank">omicron</a> variant has not yet been detected in Michigan, but health officials are urging residents to take precautions in the form of vaccinations and other mitigation strategies.

Health experts are concerned over the possibility of a disastrous COVID spike after Thanksgiving.

The U.S. is opening COVID-19 vaccine boosters to all adults, and urging them for anyone 50 and older.

COVID-19 vaccines ready to be distributed during the Washtenaw County teachers clinic in Ann Arbor on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. (Alie Skowronski/mlive.com)Alie Skowronski | The Ann Arbor News

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is urging all residents ages 18 and older to schedule a booster shot of the coronavirus vaccine if they are at least six months from when they were fully vaccinated.

An influential U.S. advisory panel will discuss expanding eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to all adults Friday, a move that could make the shots available as early as this weekend.

Michigan has hit a new milestone in the race to vaccinate residents against COVID-19.

Leaders of multiple Chamber of Commerce groups in Michigan came together to discuss President Joe Biden’s COVID vaccine mandate for businesses. They argued that the mandate, along with the current worker shortage, puts business owners in a difficult situation.

Are you a parent with questions about the COVID-19 vaccine for kids?

Parents are looking for where to get their younger kids a COVID-19 vaccine after the CDC gave its final green light for Pfizer adolescent doses in kids aged 5-11.

After nearly two years, the US lifts its travel ban to UK visitors who have had both Covid vaccine doses.

The health secretary urges people to join the "national mission" to avoid restrictions over winter.

Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by January 4, 2022 or get tested for the virus weekly.

Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by January 4, 2022 or get tested for the virus weekly.

Wayne County is now offering walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations for kids aged 5-11 at county clinics.

Wayne County is now offering walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations for kids aged 5-11 at county clinics.

Families in Metro Detroit are showing up for children to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

The state of Michigan said it pre-ordered 287,700 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric COVID-19 vaccine.

The CDC is now recommending that children get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

Beaumont Health is planning to begin offering appointments for parents to get their younger children vaccinated for COVID-19 starting next week.

Oakland County health officials are preparing to announce COVID-19 vaccine clinics for kids aged 5-11 later this week following CDC authorization of the Pfizer shot.

University of Michigan virologist played a crucial role on the FDA’s COVID vaccine advisory panel when it came to the recommended authorization of COVID boosters, and vaccines for children.

Since the coronavirus pandemic began, Dr. Frank McGeorge has been keeping viewers up-to-date and informed on all fronts.

The state of Michigan has pre-ordered 287,700 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric coronavirus vaccine as final approval is expected next week.

Clinics to administer booster doses of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines will launch this week in Oakland County.

Michigan health officials are urging residents to get the flu vaccine for the upcoming season, setting a goal of vaccinating 4 million Michiganders.

Medical science has transformed the pandemic and put rocket boosters on ambitions for new vaccines.

Google-owned video site YouTube previously only banned misinformation about coronavirus vaccines. Facebook made the same change months ago.

Since the coronavirus pandemic began, Dr. Frank McGeorge has been keeping viewers up-to-date and informed on all fronts. He’s been answering your questions about the vaccine, the vaccination process and more.

A growing amount of deliberately false information about the COVID vaccine is being targeted specifically at women who are pregnant, according to experts.

Health officials are still stressing that more needs to be done to end the pandemic.

The U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19 stood on the verge of a major new phase as government advisers Thursday recommended booster doses of Pfizer’s vaccine for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans — despite doubts the extra shots will do much to slow the pandemic.

Pfizer has released information about the efficacy of vaccines for children ages five to eleven.

Dealing the White House a stinging setback, a government advisory panel overwhelmingly rejected a plan Friday to give Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots across the board, and instead endorsed the extra dose only for those who are 65 or older or run a high risk of severe disease.

The debate unfolding around the world over coronavirus vaccine mandates is playing out on a small scale at the United Nations headquarters ahead of a meeting of dozens of world leaders in New York next week.

There is no evidence of any impact on fertility - but research will help to counter false claims.

“This is going to work,” said Dr. Mark Navin, a medical ethicist at Oakland University. “The immediate downside is the political pushback. This is going to polarize vaccination policy along party lines.”

A major health care provider in southeastern Michigan said 92% of employees were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by a Friday deadline.

A large-scale, randomized study led by Stanford and Yale researchers found what we already knew: masks work.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says his government will encourage people to get COVID-19 vaccinations but will not force them

Taking a look at four viral claims buzzing around social media.

Preparations are underway for the 2021 flu season.

The White House COVID-19 Response Team held a briefing on Tuesday (Aug. 31) and covered a wide range of topics.

The CDC’s vaccine advisory panel held a public meeting on Monday and discussed the recent full FDA approval of Comirnaty, Pfizer’s COVID vaccine.

Currently, COVID vaccines are only approved for children 12 and older.

Currently, COVID vaccines are only approved for children 12 and older.

Europe’s drug regulator said on Wednesday it was looking into three new conditions to assess whether they may be possible side effects related to COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna following a small number of cases.

South Korea’s spy agency has told lawmakers that there is no sign that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been inoculated against the coronavirus and his country hasn’t received any foreign vaccines

The CTA is partnering with the Chicago Department of Public Health to provide free COVID-19 vaccines at several “L” stops from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays, according to a news release.

The prime minister says it is a "big step towards vaccinating the world" by the end of 2022.

Illinois offers COVID-19 vaccination clinics to travelers at Union Station and highway stops downstate over Memorial Day weekend

Pakistan’s top health official says the COVID-19 variant that devastated neighboring India, causing record infections and deaths, has not yet been detected in Pakistan

The most recent myth claims that COVID-19 vaccines can cause infertility.

Health officials hope the event will increase public confidence in getting the vaccination.

Those plans come after the White House said it would send 60 million doses of AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine to countries in need

Australia has reached a supply agreement for 25 million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines

The WHO says the B.1.617 mutation spreads more easily than other variants and requires further study.

Democrats argue this would make it easier for other countries to produce their own generic vaccines.

Democrats argue this would make it easier for other countries to produce their own generic vaccines.

CVS Health announced that they will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines to eligible Michiganders as early as Sunday March 21. 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 as the stores receive shipments of the doses. Registration is required in advance at www.cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine or the CVS Pharmacy app.

Robert Kennedy Jr., a prominent vaccine skeptic, has been banned from Instagram after posting false coronavirus vaccine claims. "We removed this account for repeatedly sharing debunked claims about the coronavirus or vaccines," a spokesperson for Facebook, which owns Instagram, said in a statement to CBS News Thursday. While he was removed from Instagram, his Facebook page – where he has more than 300,000 followers – is littered with posts critical of COVID-19 vaccines. The social media giant shared an expanded list of false and dangerous claims about vaccines that will not be allowed on the platform. The nephew of President John F. Kennedy and son of former U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy has long been critical of vaccines.

J.B. Pritzker’s coronavirus reopening plan, state public health officials said Friday. Among other loosened rules, gyms and fitness centers would be allowed to reopen with 50% capacity limits and other public health precautions in place. Parents in Joliet Public School District 86 this week were notified of the decision by the district’s board of inspectors. In Chicago, public health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady has predicted most people will get their vaccines from their health care provider, pharmacy or employer. J.B. Pritzker’s coronavirus reopening plan, state public health officials said Friday.

Vaccines have arrived, and more are on the way. Illinois has already administered around 126,000. Britain on Wednesday gave emergency authorization to another coronavirus vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford. Developers are calling it the “vaccine for the world” because it’s significantly cheaper per dose than other vaccines and can be shipped and stored at normal refrigeration temperatures.

“We are wanting to make sure that people are aware of that so that if they experience some of those symptoms, or all of them, that they don’t think that something’s wrong but instead understand that is an effect of the vaccine, and expect it to be even more significant with this second dose as opposed to the first,” she said. “We want to include that in our messaging, we want providers to be aware of that so that they can give the proper anticipatory guidance to people so they know what to expect.”

If the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the first vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna this month, the first vaccinations could be given as early as mid-December, officials said. Shots for the broader public likely would not be available until well into next year. But experts believe this is the way society will stop a virus that has crippled the economy and been a factor in the deaths of more than 275,000 people in the United States.

“We have been investigating these specialized refrigeration units needed to store these vaccines and preparing our facilities and operations since early summer,” said Ed Szandzik, vice president of pharmacy operations at Henry Ford Health System. Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit will have two of each type of freezer. Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital and Henry Ford Allegiance Health in Jackson will each have one of each kind of freezer. The Pfizer vaccine requires two doses administered between three and four weeks apart. It has not been determined how many doses Henry Ford will receive.

Lightfoot also reiterated that the city is working on how it will distribute COVID-19 vaccines when they become available. Who gets the vaccine first and the order thereafter will be determined by federal rules, she said, but the city already has a robust system for distributing vaccines. Initially it’ll be healthcare workers getting the vaccine. It’ll later be followed by high-risk individuals, but all adults should be able to get vaccines sometime in 2021, she said.