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On August 31, Bridge Michigan health reporter Robin Erb will moderate a Zoom discussion with three experts on the impact of COVID-19 on youth mental health and opportunities to better serve youth experiencing mental health issues.
The list of needs is long — mental health services, blight, sewers — as counties and municipalities begin debating how to spend their share of $4.37 billion as part of federal COVID stimulus.
Washington stepped in again this week to extend a ban on evictions during COVID. But the latest extension is confined to areas with “high or substantial” infection, a status that is likely to shift week to week, from one geographic area to another.
Decisions on whether masks will be required in classrooms this fall will be left up to local districts, despite CDC and state pleas for them to mask up.
Shelters emptied last year. Now one mid-Michigan shelter is near capacity. Officials say owners are having to give up their pets because they can’t afford them.
Tuesday is the last day to register for sweepstakes. Michigan’s vaccination rate has moved 2 percent in two months since it was announced. Is that success? That depends on who is asking.
Colleges and universities had expected a normal return to campus this fall but the Delta variant of COVID-19 is scrambling their plans. Businesses like auto manufacturers also are adding mask mandates.
A federal study finds herds in Michigan and other states have virus antibodies in their blood. That’s more of an indication of its spread than cause for concern. The deer are doing just fine.
High school grads on the fence about going to college didn’t get much personal contact with advisors and college representatives last school year because of the pandemic. The result is predictable and sobering.
Vaccine manufacturers expand trials for those younger than 12, but overall vaccine rates are slow for adults, and worse for teens. Now, a new poll shows 1 in 2 parents of young children won’t vaccinate them.
Some 350,000 people who received federal payments didn’t respond to a request asking them to requalify for benefits. The state waived granted waivers anyway.
Citing the rise in coronavirus cases in parts of the country, U-M and Michigan State University will mandate proof of COVID vaccinations for all students, staff and faculty.
Most of Michigan has been spared the COVID surge sweeping nation. The counties deemed to have high or significant rates also tend to lag in vaccinations.
As COVID rates increase, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it’s time again to wear masks in areas with high transmission rates. Any orders likely would come from employers, though, not government.
An advocacy group will soon begin collecting signatures to limit health emergencies to 28 days, then require lawmakers to sign off on orders. Health officials say that’s reckless.
More than 400 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the past couple days, raising some worry that the Delta variant may be finding its footing in Michigan. Positive test results are also up, but hospitalizations remain low.