Metro Detroit pharmacy still waiting for vaccines through federal program
On Thursday, February 11, pharmacies across the country were set to receive COVID 19 vaccines through the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, an initiative put in place by the Biden administration to help reach their goal of 100 million shots in 100 days.
and last updated 2021-02-23 12:50:27-05
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich (WXYZ) â On Thursday, February 11, pharmacies across the country were set to receive COVID 19 vaccines through the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, an initiative put in place by the Biden administration to help reach their goal of 100 million shots in 100 days.
Rite Aid, Meijer, and Medicine Shoppe are among the few pharmacies in Michigan set to receive the vaccine.
Archdiocese of Detroit lifts dispensation on not attending Mass during the pandemic
The Catholic faithful are being urged to come back to attend church services in person starting March 13.
and last updated 2021-02-09 18:27:40-05
DETROIT (WXYZ) â The Catholic faithful are being urged to come back to attend church services in person starting March 13.
Monsignor Gary Smetanka tells 7 Action News this was delayed for a month to get everything ready saying, âthe present dispensation was going to be lifted Monday, February 15. So, the Archbishop is extending that a Month to March 13th.â
The lifting of the dispensation means the obligation to attend Mass and Holy Day services is, in effect, back on but that obligation is being tempered with the pandemic.
Convicted killer serving 2 life sentences released because of COVID and now living in metro Detroit
He was serving two life sentences with no hope of parole for murder and running a major drug ring in Detroit in the 1990s. Now heâs out and living among us. COVID-19 made it happen.
By: WXYZ Staff
and last updated 2021-02-04 20:54:58-05
(WXYZ) â He was serving two life sentences with no hope of parole for murder and running a major drug ring in Detroit in the 1990s. Now heâs out and living among us.
COVID-19 made it happen.
This is the case of John Bass, now 51. He was the leader of the Young Boys Incorporated Detroit drug gang.
During a press briefing held Monday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer said the state’s vaccination effort is ramping up, saying the state is now in the top 10 for doses used.