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Grand Traverse Neighborhood Sees End in Sight for Contaminated Water

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Grand Traverse Neighborhood Sees End in Sight for Contaminated Water
I really view this as a public health response success story. - Dan Thorell, GT Co. Environmental Health Director
March 1, 2021
Residents in one Grand Traverse County neighborhood who are living with contaminated well water, say relief is in sight.
Fifteen homes in the Pine Grove subdivision in East Bay Township tested positive for PFAS back in November. Now work is beginning connect them to municipal water. Crews started working Monday morning.
Pine Grove Resident Hillerie Rettelle says, “There was relief to know this was finally happening after all this time. You see the little pinhole of light at the end of the tunnel knowing that it’s coming.” ....

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Certain Michigan schools have found a winning formula for vaccinating teachers

Certain Michigan schools have found a winning formula for vaccinating teachers
Updated Feb 21, 2021;
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Chris Timmis insists he and Dexter Community Schools personnel have done everything possible to get students into the classroom two days a week.
As the Dexter superintendent looks down from a balcony overlooking desks spread out evenly across the Dexter High School cafeteria, students scan QR codes on the corner of their socially distant desks to bring up the lunch orders that will be brought to them in prepackaged brown bags.
Orange cones serve as makeshift roundabouts stationed at the intersections of road-resembling hallways lined with tape and signage reminding students to socially distance. Hand sanitizer stations are on the walls and everywhere else. Drinking fountains are off limits. ....

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Health Officials Address Vaccine Availability and 'Double Booking' Appointments

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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.” ....

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Grand Traverse Region Sees Rise in COVID-19 Cases as Vaccine Rollout Begins

Grand Traverse Region Sees Rise in COVID-19 Cases as Vaccine Rollout Begins
Munson Healthcare cites a slight uptick as vaccinations ramp up
January 12, 2021
Health Departments and hospital systems all across the state are working overtime to get vaccinations scheduled for those priority groups. But supply isn’t keeping up with demand.
Munson Healthcare Chief Medical Officer Dr. Christine Nefcy says “We are seeing a slight uptick in the number of cases we are seeing.” Munson Healthcare says COVID hospitalizations are up over last week, with more than 250 new cases.
Meanwhile, vaccinations are ramping up for those who are already patients in the Munson system. Dianne Michalek is the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer with Munson Healthcare and moderated the virtual update on Tuesday. “We are actually in the middle of administering doses for Munson patients ages 90 and older…. We expect today we are going to be able to vaccinate just over 300 ....

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State's rural counties expect to wait longer for COVID vaccine - News - Ionia Sentinel - Standard-Ionia, MI

WEST MICHIGAN — While Michigan officials announced essential frontline workers and residents will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Monday, Jan. 11, some rural health departments in Michigan are reporting they won’t be able to meet that date.Multiple rural health departments have announced they will continue to focus on groups eligible for vaccinations in Phase 1A — health care workers and people living and working in long-term health care facilities ....

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