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The Genesee County Health Department says a Meijer COVID-19 vaccine clinic scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 27, has caused confusion among individuals with appointments, some of whom have showed up for vaccinations at its offices and at the Hamilton Community Health Network clinic. ....
âGov. Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) officials announced Wednesday, Jan. 3, that the state is moving to a new phase of vaccination Monday, Jan. 11. âMDHHS is moving forward with vaccination of Michiganders age 65 and older; frontline essential workers including police officers, first responders, frontline state and federal workers and jail and prison staff; and preK-12 teachers and childcare providers. âTo date, 80 percent of deaths have occurred among those age 65 and older. In addition to vaccinating Michiganders who are 75+ in Phase 1B (Phase 1B, Group A), MDHHS is accelerating to vaccinate individuals 65-74 years old (Phase 1C Group A). MDHHS is accelerating implementation of vaccination of individuals 65-74 years due to concern around disparity in life expectancy by race/ethnicity for this group (Phase 1C, Group A). ....
Fact Check: Can Schools Vaccinate Children Without Parental Consent? On 12/11/20 at 11:39 AM EST A panel of experts formally recommended the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to authorize Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday. As the emergency use authorization is expected to be granted any day now, some have raised questions about who can mandate vaccinations. While children are not a priority group in immunization rollouts and vaccine studies are only beginning in children now, some parents are worried schools will require students to get vaccinated before attending classes or that the school may go ahead and vaccinate kids without parental consent. ....
Social media claim that kids could be vaccinated at school without parent consent refuted by Genesee County officials Updated Dec 11, 2020; Posted Dec 11, 2020 Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca says late-stage trials of its COVID-19 vaccine were highly effective in preventing disease. (Siphiwe Sibeko, Associated Press file photo) Facebook Share FLINT, MI - Officials say children at schools where the Genesee County Health Department could operate COVID-19 vaccinations sites would not be vaccinated without written permission from a parent and the parent would have to be present at the site with their child. Additionally, the first COVID-19 vaccines scheduled to be distributed in Genesee County are currently only approved for people 18 years old and older, according to a Thursday, Dec. 10 health department news release. ....