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Michigan expected to receive 82,700 Johnson & Johnson vaccines this week
Steve Foley
Petoskey News-Review
As 3.9 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine are expected to be shipped out to states this week, Michigan is expected to receive 82,700 doses of the vaccine this week according to the state health department.
The one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine cleared its final federal regulatory hurdle on Sunday, and was shown to be 66% effective in international trials, but 72% effective in people aged 18 and older in the United States.
Data also is showing evidence the vaccine is 85% effective in preventing severe disease, hospitalization and death starting 28 days after vaccination.
ALPENA Northeast Michigan residents are feeling more confident about traveling during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wendy LaCombe, owner of World Wide Travel, i
Munson Provides Regional COVID-19 Update
New tier for vaccine could start March 1st
February 23, 2021
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
By Steve Foley, spfoley@petoskeynews.com
Petoskey News Review
The Health Department of Northwest Michigan has identified the first case of the new COVID-19 variant otherwise known as the U.K or B117 variant in its four-county jursidiction.
The health department was notified late Sunday, Feb. 7, of the first case in an adult male in Charlevoix County. The case was identified through active surveillance by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
Case investigation and contact tracing have been completed and no new cases of the variant have been identified in the Northern Michigan region at this time, the health department said.