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The Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) is a professional society representing more than 15,000 physicians and medical students in Michigan. (Image Credit (MSMS))
EAST LANSING –
The following is a public statement from Bobby Mukkamala, MD, president of the Michigan State Medical Society, in response to the health care legislative package released today by the Michigan House of Representatives. The Michigan State Medical Society is happy to see that the health and safety of Michigan s residents is top of mind for our state lawmakers. In releasing this legislative package today, Michigan s House of Representatives and Speaker Wentworth have made it clear that they intend to tackle issues aiming to improve Michigan s health care and public health, which is a goal they share with our more than 15,000 member physicians across the state.
by Alan Stamm Michigan Democrats in Congress and back here share optimism, relief and other emotions about a presidential inauguration far more consequential than most. Joe Biden gives me hope, Rep. Haley Stevens of Rochester Hills tweeted from Wednesday event. Another local attendee, Rep. Brenda Lawrence of Southfield, says at the same social platform: I was proud to witness history today. . It s a new day for our country and democracy, one filled with hope. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was there with daughters Sherry and Sydney. My daughters and I were all choked up watching it, she said on CBS. I know that women and people of color around the globe, to see that happen finally in the United States of America, was just a really incredible thing.
by Alan Stamm Michigan Democrats in Congress and back here share optimism, relief and other emotions about a presidential inauguration far more consequential than most. Joe Biden gives me hope, Rep. Haley Stevens of Rochester Hills tweeted from Wednesday event. Another local attendee, Rep. Brenda Lawrence of Southfield, says at the same social platform: I was proud to witness history today. . It s a new day for our country and democracy, one filled with hope. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was there with daughters Sherry and Sydney. My daughters and I were all choked up watching it, she said on CBS. I know that women and people of color around the globe, to see that happen finally in the United States of America, was just a really incredible thing.
Some Michiganders are jumping to the front of the line for coronavirus vaccines putting themselves ahead of the state s most vulnerable. People are scamming the system, said Dr. Arnold Monto, a professor of epidemiology and global public health at the University of Michigan.
Monto, an octogenarian who lives in Ann Arbor and serves as acting chair of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee, said he hasn t yet been vaccinated.
With the demand so high and the supply of vaccines so low, Monto said he s holding out to make sure his wife, who also qualifies for vaccination because of her age, will be able to snag an appointment for a shot in the arm. So far, they ve had no luck.