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May 4, 2021
COVID numbers in northern Michigan are continuing to improve –that’s according to Munson Healthcare.
The hospital system says numbers are trending in the right direction. Case counts and hospitalizations are down again this week. Dr. Christine Nefcy is the Munson Healthcare Chief Medical Officer. She says, “We are doing much better than we had been the last few weeks… we’re happy to be heading in that right direction.”
Meanwhile local health departments say they’re taking vaccine clinics on the road – spreading out to more satellite locations, like township halls, businesses, even local festivals. District Health Department #10 Medical Director Dr. Jennifer Morse says, “We’re happy to partner with any area festivals, or area events, or after church. Anything really where people might want to have vaccinations offered.” She adds, “We are ready to travel to wherever people are ready to get vaccinated.”
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COVID numbers in northern Michigan are still declining or holding steady across the region. That’s good news for the hospital system and local health departments. 9&10’s Bill Froehlich has more from Munson Healthcare’s community update – and what they want you to know about testing, the vaccine, and side effects.
You may have noticed that flags are at half-staff at state and federal office buildings, to recognize the 500,000 Americans and the 15,000 Michiganders who have died from COVID 19. Meanwhile, Munson Healthcare says the numbers are continuing to trend in the right direction. Munson Healthcare Chief Medical Officer Dr. Christine Nefcy says, “The good news is that our percent positive rate and our cases per 100,000 continue to decline and head in the right direction. Along with that decline in our number of community cases, we have seen a significant decline i
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January 26, 2021
One of the questions we’ve been getting lately in our newsroom is about people who are so-called “double-booking” in an effort to get the vaccine more quickly.
9&10 got the latest advice from health officials – and the update on the vaccine rollout, during the Munson Healthcare weekly update.
Some things haven’t changed: there’s still not enough vaccine to meet the demand. But the Grand Traverse Health Department is seeing an increase in the pace of vaccine distribution. Grand Traverse Co. Health Dept. Health Officer Wendy Hirschenberger says, “Last week we administered 2,150 vaccines…. This week we are proceeding with delivering 3,200 doses.”
Grand Traverse Region Sees Rise in COVID-19 Cases as Vaccine Rollout Begins
Munson Healthcare cites a slight uptick as vaccinations ramp up
January 12, 2021
Health Departments and hospital systems all across the state are working overtime to get vaccinations scheduled for those priority groups. But supply isn’t keeping up with demand.
Munson Healthcare Chief Medical Officer Dr. Christine Nefcy says “We are seeing a slight uptick in the number of cases we are seeing.” Munson Healthcare says COVID hospitalizations are up over last week, with more than 250 new cases.
Meanwhile, vaccinations are ramping up for those who are already patients in the Munson system. Dianne Michalek is the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer with Munson Healthcare and moderated the virtual update on Tuesday. “We are actually in the middle of administering doses for Munson patients ages 90 and older…. We expect today we are going to be able to vaccinate just over 300 patients.”