LET IT RIP WEEKEND: COVID 19 nursing home deaths and policies
Caption: GOP State lawmakers push to fund probe into Gov. Whitmer's Covid-19 policies and nursing home deaths. Oakland Co. Prosecutor Karen McDonald and Sen. Aric Nesbitt (R-MI) debate on Let it Rip Weekend.
Livonia pharmacy low on COVID-19 vaccines as deadline for 2nd doses approaches
Shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine from the CDC have been canceled, leaving a Livonia pharmacy low on supplies.
Pfizer begins COVID-19 vaccine trial for children under 12
Pfizer-BioNTech has joined Moderna in testing its COVID-19 vaccine in children younger than 12, including babies as young as 6 months.
AstraZeneca confirms strong COVID-19 vaccine protection in revised data after US rift
AstraZeneca said it had analyzed more data from that study and concluded the vaccine is 76% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19, instead of the 79% it had reported earlier in the week.
Excitement, relief as first COVID-19 vaccines at Ford Field administered
Hundreds of thousands of Michigan residents will soon be vaccinated at Ford Field over the next few weeks.
Ford Field mass vaccine clinic opens today. Here's how to register
Over the next eight weeks, Ford Field will administer 335,000 vaccines as part of the U.S. Government's first mass vaccine effort.
CDC: 1 in 4 Americans have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday that one in four Americans have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, a critical milestone in the fight to get the country vaccinated.
Ford Field makes final preparations, processing thousands of vaccines
Staff at Ford Field will process about 2,500 vaccines as a test run to make sure everything runs smoothly ahead of the state's mass vaccination center's opening.
Detroit expands COVID-19 eligibility to people working in city as cases continue to rise
People who work in Detroit can now get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Krispy Kreme offering free doughnut a day to anyone with COVID-19 vaccination for rest of 2021
Krispy Kreme says anyone who shows a valid COVID-19 vaccination card will get a free Original Glazed doughnut for the remainder of 2021. And they can keep going back every single day.
Michigan's additional vaccine eligibilities go into effect today
Adults age 50 and older and people that are 16 years or older with medical conditions can now get a vaccine in Michigan under new health guidelines.
Biden looks to double vaccine goal as US clears 100 million shots since Jan. 20
The U.S. on Friday cleared President Joe Biden’s goal of injecting 100 million coronavirus shots, more than a month before his target date of his 100th day in office.
Gibraltar poised to become 1st nation to vaccinate entire adult population against COVID-19
Gibraltar, the tiny British overseas territory home to 33,000 people, is poised to become the first nation to fully vaccinate its adult population against COVID-19.
New Oakland County vaccine site in Pontiac can administer up to 5,000 doses a day
So far more than 600,000 people have signed up for a vaccine in Oakland County, on top of the 284,000 that have already received at least one dose.
Vaccine registration at CVS in Detroit opens Friday
CVS is now offering vaccine shots in several cities around Michigan including in Detroit beginning Monday. Registration to schedule an appointment opened up Friday morning.
President Biden’s 100M vaccinated goal to be reached Friday
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that his ambitious goal to have 100 million Americans vaccinated in 100 days will be accomplished well ahead of schedule.
"The vaccine train has left the station"; vaccinations at Ford Field begin next week
On Thursday, Michigan officials from both private and public groups announced plans to roll out the COVID-19 vaccines at Ford Field start next Wednesday, March 24.
Michigan COVID-19 numbers: Rates similar to October as cases continue to climb
Michigan's COVID-19 rate is similar to October's. See a breakdown of all the recent data here.
Detroit expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to 50 and older
Detroiters 50 and older can now get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Vaccinating children against COVID-19 will be crucial to ending pandemic, experts say
America’s children make up about a quarter of the population and will need to also be immunized to reach the necessary level of “herd immunity” against the coronavirus, experts say.