Prevention measures, including universal masking, reduce COVID-19 transmission and days away from school due to quarantine. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESept. 8, 2021Contact: Lynn Sutfin, 517-241-2112 LANSING, Mich. - To help ensure Michigan students and educators are as...
September 2, 2021 - Health Department of Northwest Michigan COVID-19 Update The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has created a new Michigan Immunization Portal for residents to review and...
Stop by our Drive Thru Pharmacy to pick up a set of reusable cloth masks for the kids. CDC recommends universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to K-12 schools. It is SAFER for everyone to wear a mask. MDHHS updates school guidance and...
Who Needs an Additional COVID-19 Vaccine? Currently, CDC is recommending that moderately to severely immunocompromised people receive an additional dose. This includes people who have: Been receiving active cancer treatment for tumors or cancers of the blood Received...
August 12, 2021 Health Department of Northwest Michigan COVID-19 Update As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the region, the Health Department of Northwest Michigan is urging residents and visitors to follow the latest guidelines from the...
The level of community transmission is determined by the CDC from the number of COVID-19 cases there are in the population and the percent of COVID-19 tests that are positive. Learn more at CDC.gov/COVID-Data-Tracker. When transmission is low, control is achieved...
July 26, 2021 - Health Department of Northwest Michigan COVID-19 Update The COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective, but health officials also acknowledge vaccine breakthrough cases are expected. A vaccine breakthrough infection is defined...
Health department continues to focus on regions with lower COVID-19 vaccination rates The number of residents 16 and older vaccinated against COVID-19 in the four-county jurisdiction of the Health Department of Northwest Michigan is...
The Delta variant of COVID-19 is spreading rapidly across the U.S. and could become the dominant strain in the next few weeks, making it even more important for those not yet fully vaccinated to receive their shot - especially youth.The U.S. Centers for Disease...
Effective: June 22, 2021 - SOM- MDHHSThe Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is issuing updated recommendations for face mask use to prevent COVID-19 transmission. There is no longer a statewide requirement to wear a face mask in most settings;...
