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A panel of experts voted to recommend that the Food and Drug Administration authorize a booster dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine at least two months after the first shot. -
Michelle Jokisch Polo/For Hispanic Heritage Month, WKAR is taking a closer look at trailblazing Latinos in our region. Last in our series we meet Dora Hoppes, a Michigan nurse working in a COVID-19 unit. She took care of the first hospitalized coronavirus patient at Lansing's Sparrow Hospital.
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Many families are under financial stress, parents see kids seriously behind in school, huge rent bills and looming evictions and delayed medical care has negative consequences, to name a few.
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A third of Americans report impacted access to food during the pandemic. That’s according to a new survey from Michigan State University. -
As Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian steps into her new role, WKAR’s Megan Schellong spoke with her about her plans to address the ongoing pandemic.
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Local health leaders are reporting threats as tensions run high over pandemic-related orders.
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The state budget, which takes effect Friday, includes boilerplate language that threatens to pull state funding for health departments that require masks for children.
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With COVID-19 vaccine mandates taking effect around the country, requests for religious exemptions are on the rise. Under federal law, employers have a lot of discretion in granting the requests.
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Nearly 1 in 4 COVID patients who experienced delirium in the ICU were still experiencing it months after being discharged from the hospital, a new study from the University of Michigan finds.
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Pfizer and BioNTech say they plan to submit a formal request for emergency use authorization of their vaccine in young children "in the coming weeks."
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With the back and forth on boosters from government agencies, many Americans are wondering if they really need an extra shot. Here is what the science says about who needs a booster now — and why.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Friday that Dr. Joneigh Khaldun has accepted a new position and will be replaced by a high-ranking physician within the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
