Committee says firefighters and grocery store workers should get COVID-19 vaccine next

An expert committee put people 75 and older and essential workers like firefighters, teachers and grocery store workers next in line for COVID-19 shots as a second vaccine began rolling out Sunday to hospitals.

People over 75, essential workers next in line for COVID-19 vaccine

An expert committee put people 75 and older and essential workers like firefighters, teachers and grocery store workers next in line for COVID-19 shots.

Shipments begin for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine

Initial shipments of the second COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the U.S. left a distribution center Sunday.

LET IT RIP: WEEKEND

Remembering Benny Napoleon with daughter Tiffani Jackson. State Representative Leslie Love and President & CEO of the Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association discuss restaurant restrictions.

CDC confirms COVID-19 vaccine allergic reactions, issues new guidance

The CDC said Saturday that it learned of severe allergic reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine, and now recommends if a person has ever had a severe allergic reaction to any ingredient in a COVID-19 vaccine," then they "should not get that specific vaccine."

Wayne State mobile COVID-19 testing units win praise, servicing most vulnerable

Ford Motor Company developed the vehicles which will be paid for by the state and Oscar-winning film director Stephen Soderbergh. The new mobile health units will start to roll out on Saturday with Wayne State having a fleet of five by early 2021.

'Slap in the face': New Medicare rule to cut emergency doctors' pay amid COVID-19 pandemic

Many physicians are facing a potential pay cut as a new rule passed by Congress, set to go into effect Jan. 1, will lower the reimbursement rates that clinicians receive for treating patients covered by Medicare.

FDA authorizes Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

The FDA has authorized Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, the second vaccine to be approved amid the largest vaccination effort in U.S. history.

Michigan reports 4,180 more COVID-19 cases, 66 deaths on Friday

On Friday, December 18, 2020, the state of Michigan reported 4,180 more COVID-19 cases and 66 more deaths linked to the virus.

Michigan Gov. Whitmer says Trump administration is 'bottleneck' in Pfizer vaccine distribution

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said the Trump administration is not answering her questions about why the state and others are not receiving the number of COVID-19 vaccines they were promised.

Casinos, movie theaters, high schools allowed to reopen in Michigan, indoor dining restriction extended

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Friday that the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is lifting some of the COVID-19 restrictions that were set in place Nov. 15 in a "pause to save lives" and extending others.

Loneliness can strengthen parts of brain tied to imagination and reminiscing, study finds

Researchers behind a large study have found that loneliness might actually help strengthen parts of the brain tied to imagination, reminiscing and future planning — helping those cope with isolation.