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A flood of covid patients causes ‘almost unmanageable’ strain in Michigan as cases rise nationwide

Fri, 2021-11-26 10:46 — mike kraft
A flood of covid patients causes ‘almost unmanageable’ strain in Michigan as cases rise nationwide Coronavirus cases are on the rise nationally, with the seven-day average of cases jumping 18 percent from the week before. In Michigan, hospitals are nearing capacity, officials are urging people to mask indoors and state leaders asked the U.S. Department of Defense to provide emergency staffing to handle the surge. Washington Post
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Pfizer, US sign $5.29B deal for possible COVID-19 pill treatment

Thu, 2021-11-18 11:25 — mike kraft
Pfizer, US ink $5.29B deal for possible COVID-19 treatment The U.S. government will pay drugmaker Pfizer $5.29 billion for 10 million treatment courses of its potential COVID-19 treatment if regulators authorize it, the nation's largest purchase agreement yet for a coronavirus therapy. AP NEWS

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Pfizer asked the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday to authorize emergency use of the experimental pill, which has been shown to significantly cut the rate of hospitalizations and deaths among people with coronavirus infections.

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Covid cases surge in new hot spots of Michigan, Minnesota

Tue, 2021-11-16 19:03 — mike kraft
Cases surge in new COVID hot spots of Michigan, Minnesota Hospitals in Michigan and Minnesota on Tuesday reported a wave of COVID-19 patients not seen in months as beds were filled with unvaccinated people and health care leaders warned that staff were being worn down by yet another surge. AP NEWS

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Wisconsin parents file lawsuits against school districts over their children's Covid-19 infections

Tue, 2021-10-12 10:28 — mike kraft
Wisconsin parents file lawsuits against school districts over their children's Covid-19 infections Wisconsin parents are suing two school districts over their Covid-19 mitigation efforts, arguing that the systems failed to protect their children from getting infected. Madeline Holcombe and Raja Razek, CNN CNN
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Wisconsin children account for more COVID-19 cases in the state than any other age group

Fri, 2021-09-24 11:17 — mike kraft
Wisconsin says children account for more COVID-19 cases than any Children in Wisconsin account for more COVID-19 cases in the state than any other age group this week, according to new data. Jenna Romaine TheHill
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Burnouts: Michigan COVID nurses reach their limit: ‘I know I can’t do this forever’

Tue, 2021-09-14 10:27 — mike kraft
Michigan COVID nurses reach their limit: ‘I know I can’t do this forever’ | Bridge Michigan Roughly 18 months into a deadly pandemic, hospitals across the state face critical frontline staff shortages, notably among nurses. While traveling nurses command top dollar as fill-ins, staff nurses at major health systems confront feelings of grief, rage and burnout. BridgeMichigan

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Lessons learned: Why Michigan's approach lagged behind Minnesota's

Thu, 2021-06-10 11:55 — mike kraft
Michigan bet big on mass vaccine events for COVID-19. It didn’t work out as hoped. Michigan focused COVID-19 vaccines on public health sites, not hospitals or doctors' offices. It lagged other states in vaccinating whites and Blacks. Aleszu Bajak
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Michigan governor unveils plan to tie state's easing of Covid restrictions to vaccination rates

Thu, 2021-04-29 12:12 — mike kraft
Gov. Whitmer unveils plan to tie Michigan vaccination rates to easing COVID-19 rules The announcement comes as Michigan remains the state with the worst COVID-19 outbreak in the nation, despite case rates and other trends improving. Dave Boucher and Kristen Jordan Shamus Detroit Free Press
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Michigan’s Covid Wards Are Filling Up With Younger Patients

Sun, 2021-04-25 20:16 — mike kraft
Michigan hospitals see increasing numbers of younger COVID-19 Michigan is seeing an increasing number of serious cases of COVID-19 among younger adults, stressing the state's hospital system, according to an organization of community hospitals. John Bowden TheHill
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The Michigan case: State was warned about the British COVID-19 variant, but many ignored it

Wed, 2021-04-21 18:22 — mike kraft
Michigan was warned about the British COVID-19 variant, but many ignored it While schools and restaurants reopened and mask and quarantine rules were relaxed, the British COVID-19 variant ran rampant in Michigan. YahooNews
 

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