Detroit s front-line workers to receive first COVID-19 vaccines
Detroit The city s first responders and front-line workers will be the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccines starting Wednesday, Mayor Mike Duggan said.
The city, in partnership with Henry Ford Health System, will be deploying the first round of Moderna vaccines this week prioritizing 1,200 medical first responders and emergency technicians who work for the Detroit Fire Department, Duggan announced Tuesday. Our health care workers have seen what COVID has done to this community. A lot of folks in this town lost a lot of family members. I think people know what s at stake, Duggan said. We re approaching this with empathy, understanding. Our firefighters, when they come in tomorrow, will have Henry Ford medical staff taking them through the science behind this.
Mayor Duggan receives COVID-19 vaccine, outlines city s deployment plan
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan received a COVID-19 vaccine and outlined the city s vaccine deployment plan in a press conference Tuesday. The city received its first doses of the Moderna vaccine on Monday. The plan includes vaccinations for frontline health department staff, fire/EMS personnel, home health workers, nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
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DETROIT (WXYZ) â Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan received a COVID-19 vaccine and outlined the city s vaccine deployment plan in a press conference Tuesday.
The city received its first doses of the Moderna vaccine on Monday. The plan includes vaccinations for frontline health department staff, fire/EMS personnel, home health workers, nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
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The writer, a Los Angeles freelancer, is a former Detroit News business reporter who blogs at Starkman Approved.
By Eric Starkman In the six months I’ve been writing damning stories about Beaumont Health CEO John Fox and his despicable deputies COO Carolyn Wilson, chief medical officer David Wood Jr., CFO John Kerndl and chief bill collector Denise Waters, a question has been nagging: How is it that I know nothing about the CEO of rival Henry Ford Health and its management?
Wright Lassiter III, left. and John Fox Countless Beaumont employees have contacted me to warn about unsafe conditions and other issues at Michigan’s biggest and once-premier hospital network. I’ve heard nary a peep from anyone at Henry Ford.
3-week pause’: Michigan announces stricter COVID rules: What to know
New restrictions in effect from Wednesday (Nov. 18) through Dec. 8
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LANSING, Mich. – Michigan officials have
announced stricter COVID-19 regulations involving restaurants, bars, high schools, colleges, in-person working and more.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services issued the restrictions Sunday evening, and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer held a press briefing to make the announcement. The governor said Thursday that
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“Right now, my team and I are following the numbers closely and strongly considering all actions that we can take to keep Michiganders safe,” Whitmer said Thursday.