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Emergencies and Risks (COVID-19)

Denise Fair Razo
Posted inEmergencies and Risks (COVID-19)

Detroit health official urges caution amid anticipated spike in COVID-19

Avatar photo by Christine Ferretti April 21, 2022 4:46 pmApril 21, 2022 4:59 pm

Detroit health officials say 50% of eligible Detroiters are vaccinated for COVID-19 and just 20% have received booster shots.

Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist,
Posted inEmergencies and Risks (COVID-19)

Michigan closes gap on racial disparities in COVID-19 deaths

by Mike Wilkinson March 7, 2022 2:57 pmMarch 7, 2022 2:57 pm

Early in the pandemic, Blacks accounted for 40 percent of all COVID-19 deaths. But efforts to address the gap led to health changes that lowered the rate to 14 percent — equal to their proportion of the state’s population.

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Posted inEmergencies and Risks (COVID-19)

Mailbox-bound: Free COVID tests now available for Michigan homes

by Robin Erb January 20, 2022 11:34 amFebruary 11, 2022 6:10 pm

A federal ordering website, due to open for business Wednesday, opened Tuesday, a day earlier than expected.

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Posted inEmergencies and Risks (COVID-19)

36th District Court in Detroit limits in-person services due to rise in COVID-19 cases

Nushrat Rahman by Nushrat Rahman January 12, 2022 11:55 amFebruary 11, 2022 6:09 pm

The 36th District Court in Detroit is limiting in-person services to curb the spread of COVID-19 amid the surge in coronavirus cases, court officials announced.

Posted inEmergencies and Risks (COVID-19)

COVID testing is critical in Michigan. But how soon is too soon?

by Robin Erb November 22, 2021 1:37 pmFebruary 11, 2022 6:08 pm

Testing too early after you’ve been exposed to COVID, or “panic testing,” will likely offer little more than a false sense of security. With holidays beckoning, this “gray zone” in testing could unwittingly spread infection.

Posted inEmergencies and Risks (COVID-19)

What Detroiters need to know about COVID boosters, third doses shots

Avatar photo by Bryce Huffman October 7, 2021 9:30 amFebruary 11, 2022 6:05 pm

Many Detroiters have an important choice when it comes to efforts to update COVID-19 vaccinations, and the City’s chief medical officer is determined to help sort things out for residents.

Posted inEmergencies and Risks (COVID-19)

Get a shot, get a smoothie. Detroit McDonald’s owner joins COVID effort.

by Robin Erb September 2, 2021 8:49 amFebruary 11, 2022 6:07 pm

Jon Campbell of Detroit was flipping burgers at 15. Now, the 52-year-old McDonald’s franchisee and father of three will use the lure of the Golden Arches to meet another goal — boosting vaccines in a neighborhood where rates are low and hesitation high.

Posted inEmergencies and Risks (COVID-19)

Are your neighbors vaccinated? Michigan map shows rates by census tracts

by Mike Wilkinson June 17, 2021 9:37 amFebruary 11, 2022 6:07 pm

A look at 2,700 neighborhoods reveals wide discrepancies by race, income level, education — but perhaps not political affiliation. The map comes as vaccination rates slow in Michigan.

Posted inEmergencies and Risks (COVID-19)

COVID vaccine effort goes door-to-door in Southwest Detroit

by Martina Guzmán May 18, 2021 7:00 amFebruary 11, 2022 6:05 pm

A grassroots effort is underway in Southwest Detroit to reach Latinos still hesitant about getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

Posted inEmergencies and Risks (COVID-19)

COVID is fading, but racial gap in deaths is back with force in Michigan

by Mike Wilkinson May 12, 2021 9:43 amFebruary 11, 2022 6:05 pm

Black residents are dying at greater rates once again in Michigan in part because they are getting vaccinated at lower rates.

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