Changes at the federal level are making access to the mRNA shot, as well as insurance coverage challenging, while doctors still tout the treatment as effective in treating and preventing coronavirus infection.
Eli Newman
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Syphilis on rise in Michigan newborns as some adult cases decline
State health officials report a three-year decline in primary and secondary syphilis infections while grappling with a surge in cases passed from mothers to babies.
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Michigan Head Start, health programs scramble amid immigration crackdown
The Trump administration reinterpreted a nearly 30-year-old welfare law to bar many legal and undocumented immigrants from federally backed health centers, Head Start and mental health programs.
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Michigan health department rebrands DEI office
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has quietly renamed its minority health office at a time when DEI programs are being threatened.
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Should refusing vaccines be a civil right in Michigan? Some lawmakers say yes
State legislators have entered legislation that would make ‘vaccination status’ a civil rights class and curb the government’s ability to enforce vaccine mandates for children.