Detroit kicks off vaccinations today, inoculating 400 at TCF Center

After a slow roll-out of the coronavirus vaccine, Detroit will begin administering the treatment to residents beginning Wednesday. It will inoculate 400 people over the age of 75 and anyone driving them over the age of 65 to start.

Detroit first responder couple who lost 5-year-old to COVID-19, receive vaccine together

"Like I told Vonnie before, there is a purpose why this happened let's take advantage, do something positive out of this, and get back to normal life for everyone," her mom said. "We are praying for all the families who have lost loved ones we appreciate all of the people who reaching out to us still praying for us cope." 

Michigan 'likely' to resume in-person dining on Feb 1 says beverage association

In a Facebook post, it said that after communicating with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's Office, it expects an announcement from her at Wednesday's press conference related to the reopening plan. 

Trump admin. releases extra vaccines after request from Whitmer, 8 other governors

Following requests from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and 8 other governors, the Trump administration is releasing its stockpile of coronavirus vaccine doses. Whitmer also made a request to purchase 100,000 vaccines, which she says she hasn't heard back about.

Dealing with kids' concerns with COVID-19
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Dr. Benore is a pediatric psychologist at Cleveland Clinic Children's. He says you'll want to let children know they're safe and that the school is making these changes to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Age group expands for Detroit COVID-19 vaccines; small business grants announced

"We are expanding eligibility. The system is working," Mayor Mike Duggan said. "We started at 75 and above and now we've lowered it to 70 years old."

COVID-19 vaccines: Rollout in US sparks new set of problems

The rapid expansion of COVID-19 vaccinations to senior citizens across the U.S. has led to bottlenecks, system crashes and hard feelings in many states because of overwhelming demand for the shots.

Gut bacteria may influence COVID-19 severity and immune response, study suggests

Gut bacteria may impact the severity of COVID-19, as well as the body’s immune response to the virus, a new study suggests. Imbalances in type and volume of bacteria may also be tied to “long-haul” COVID.

Michigan Senate Majority Leader tested positive for COVID-19 over Christmas break

Michigan's Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey says he tested positive for COVID-19 over Christmas break. He believes he caught it during a visit to the House when he removed his mask for 25 minutes to listen to a colleague's remarks.

Detroit's first day of COVID-19 vaccines runs smoothly at TCF Center

The city of Detroit is vaccinating hundreds of people in the first few days that the TCF Center is open to give vaccines and Mayor Mike Duggan says it's going to keep growing.

25 percent of Detroit teachers, students feel it's safe to return to school, district leaders say

After push-back, last fall, the teachers' union, and the Detroit Public School Community District agreed to base the return to in-person learning on the infection rate. Superintendent Dr. Nikolai Vitti says it must be below 5 percent. Right now in Detroit, it's at 7 percent.

Getting back to in-person learning will be a tall order, education expert says

In Novi, they have had a hybrid-online and in-person plan in place since September. The assistant superintendent of Novi Community School says they've proven in-person learning is safe with Social distancing, masks, and hand washing.  He says vaccines have to be ramped up immediately.

As COVID-19 pandemic worsens in US, most states resist tighter restrictions

As the U.S. finds itself in the most lethal phase of the coronavirus outbreak yet, governors and local officials in hard-hit parts of the country are showing little willingness to impose any new restrictions on businesses to stop the spread.

President-elect Biden receives 2nd dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

President-elect Joe Biden publicly received a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, part of an ongoing effort to instill confidence in its effectiveness.

Michigan reports 1,932 cases of COVID-19 and 13 deaths on Saturday

Michigan reported a low death total and another day of declining COVID-19 cases as the world reported what would have been an unimaginable number: 2 million dead from the coronavirus.