Moving the COVID-19 story forward with focus on preventing all infectious diseases Current back-to-school protocols for COVID-19 are evolving from pandemic emergency to a more standard tactic to controlling respiratory viral diseases, such as influenza. While the...
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Fresh air gatherings Warming weather improves 2022 celebration safety
May 3, 2022 - Health Department of Northwest Michigan COVID-19 update The summer months offer many benefits in northwest Michigan – including a drop in virus transmissions, such as COVID-19. As residents resume small and large gatherings, the Health Department of...
COVID – Test to Treat initiative
The Test to Treat program can provide faster, easier access to lifesaving COVID-19 treatments. If you test positive, you can see a health care provider, and if eligible, get a prescription for an oral COVID-19 treatment and have that prescription filled—all at one...
Second booster doses authorized
Second booster doses authorized for those ages 50 and older; 12 years and older if immunocompromised March 30, 2021 LANSING, Mich. - Following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation, the...
MDHHS updates mask guidance
February 17, 2022 : Health Department of Northwest Michigan COVID-19 Update MDHHS updates mask guidance for public settings, including schools. Change due to fewer COVID cases, less pressure on health care systems As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to...
Health Department to lift K-12 mask mandate effective 11:59 p.m. February 17
Due to improving conditions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the Health Department of Northwest Michigan is announcing that the First Amended Order which requires masks to be worn in school settings will be lifted in one week, with recission effective at 11:59 p.m.,...
Place Your Order for Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests – USPS
This program will begin accepting orders for free at-home COVID-19 tests on Monday, September 25, 2023. Residential households in the U.S. can order one set of 4 free at-home tests from USPS.com. Here’s what you need to know about your order: Limit of one order per...
COVID Self-Testing Info from CDC
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Booster shots timeline shortened, Omicron variant detected in Antrim, Charlevoix counties
January 10, 2022 Health Department of Northwest Michigan COVID-19 Update Booster shots timeline shortened Omicron variant detected in Antrim, Charlevoix counties The FDA recently shortened the time between the completion of a primary series of the...
Health Department of Northwest Michigan Update – 1.06.22
Health Department continues to encourage masks as source control with cases increasing and new variants emerging The Health Department of Northwest Michigan to date has not yet been notified of the presence of Omicron in its four-county jurisdiction of Antrim,...








