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FDA Authorizes Second COVID Booster for Those 50 and Older
by Jennifer Shutt--Michigan Advance
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized another round of COVID-19 booster shots for people 50 and older, as well as those who are immunocompromised.
The decision to amend an earlier…
What’s the 411 on the New 988 National Mental Health Hotline?
by Derek Lee
Beginning July 16, 2022, people struggling with mental health crises can call 988, a new number focused on providing lifesaving suicide prevention and crisis services. But 988 is not just a shorter, easier-to-remember…
Washtenaw County Unmasked: Health Department Lifts K-12 Mask Mandate
Washtenaw County Health Department has announced it will lift its remaining COVID-19 health orders in K-12 educational settings effective Feb 28. This includes two orders, one requiring masks, and another for isolation and…
When Will the COVID-19 Pandemic End? Four Essential Reads on Past Pandemics and What the Future Could Bring
by Maggie Villiger
More than two years after the first cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed, people are exhausted by the coronavirus pandemic, ready for all this to end. When – if ever – is it realistic to expect SARS-CoV-2 will recede from…
Got Masks? Gov. Whitmer Announces 10M Free KN95 Masks Available
by Anna Gustafson, Michigan Advance
Ten million free KN95 masks are now available to Michiganders as they continue to face the fast-spreading omicron variant of COVID-19, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday.
The KN95 masks are…
New Pandemic Health Habits for These Four Scholars – Here’s What They’re Doing and Why
by Libby Richards, Jessica Bane Robert, Katherine Basbaum, L. Allison Phillips
Walking as a source of solitude and connection
Libby Richards, Associate Professor of Nursing, Purdue University
As a busy working mom of two active…
Hospitals are Overrun by the Unvaccinated. What Happens to the Rest of us?
by Susan J. Demas, Michigan Advance
I never fully transitioned back into a post-COVID world after getting vaxxed and even boosted, because I understood that reality didn’t exist for millions of immunocompromised people, seniors and…
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Says It’s Fine to “Mix and Match” Covid-19 Boosters Shots
by Laura Olson
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given a green light to Americans who want to receive a booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by a different company than the one that produced the initial shot they…
State Data: U-M, EMU and Concordia All Reporting COVID-19 Outbreaks
by Allison Donahue, Michigan Advance
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) reported on October 18 that a total of 1,090,021 Michiganders have tested positive for COVID-19 and 21,609 have died from the virus — an…
FDA Panel Recommends Limiting Pfizer Booster Shots to Certain Groups
by Matthew Woodruff
The key scientific advisory council of the Food and Drug Administration has voted to deny use of a “booster” shot of Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine to the general public – a move that will likely disappoint…
