Preston Withun wasn t the first person vaccinated for COVID-19 in Isabella County, but he was pretty close.
Withun, a paramedic with MidMichigan Health-Mt. Pleasant s emergency department, received the first shot of two COVID-19 vaccination shots in his right arm Thursday afternoon.
After conducting a first run with staff directly involved in care for COVID-positive patients, the network started inoculating its employees Thursday, including its hospitals in Clare and Alma.
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The shots as new positive cases show signs of leveling off. Deaths, however, continued, with an additional nine across mid-Michigan.
One of those was in Clare County, bringing its total to 17. It involved an elderly man with underlying health conditions, said Steve Hall, health officer with Central Michigan District Health Department.
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