CADILLAC — Similar to what has been seen in other parts of the country and world, the omicron variant — while multiple times more contagious than the other strains of
9 & 10 News
May 14, 2021
Munson Healthcare Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Dianne Michalek has released a statement on their mask policy following the recent CDC and State of Michigan mask policy changes during the coronavirus pandemic.
According to Michalek, “At Munson Healthcare our universal masking policy remains unchanged for clinical spaces, as the updated guidelines communicated by the CDC and State of Michigan do not apply to healthcare facilities. Our health system remains in a status orange pandemic response, which requires masking to remain in place.”
Michalek continued, “We invite anyone visiting our facilities to go to our website, munsonhealthcare.org, to read our full masking policy. We continue to encourage everyone to get vaccinated to help slow the spread of COVID-19.”
9 & 10 News Demand definitely exceeds supply right now. - Lisa Peacock
January 26, 2021
One of the questions we’ve been getting lately in our newsroom is about people who are so-called “double-booking” in an effort to get the vaccine more quickly.
9&10 got the latest advice from health officials – and the update on the vaccine rollout, during the Munson Healthcare weekly update.
Some things haven’t changed: there’s still not enough vaccine to meet the demand. But the Grand Traverse Health Department is seeing an increase in the pace of vaccine distribution. Grand Traverse Co. Health Dept. Health Officer Wendy Hirschenberger says, “Last week we administered 2,150 vaccines…. This week we are proceeding with delivering 3,200 doses.”