Coronavirus in Michigan

As coronavirus cases start to increase again in Michigan, health officials are advising families to take additional precautions.

Now that official COVID emergency declarations have ended, how should people evaluate their risk of SARS-CoV-2? That's the subject of our frequently asked questions offering.

The emergency designation asked government agencies and health insurers to pay for resources during the pandemic. Now, some purchases will no longer be covered.

The Peppermint Creek Theatre Company in Lansing is staging a production this week featuring the stories of local health care professionals. It’s called An Incredibly Human Thing.

The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled the question of whether school districts’ COVID-19 mask policies were legal during the pandemic won’t be settled right now.

Michigan health officials say residents should receive one dose of the bivalent vaccines that protect against earlier strains and more recent variants of the COVID-19 virus.

It’s been three years since Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency after the first detection of the COVID-19 virus in Michigan. Now, medical providers say an annual COVID vaccine may become routine.

While highly transmissible, MSU infectious disease expert Dr. Peter Gulick says experts aren’t too concerned about the XBB.1.5 strain dramatically increasing the number of tragic outcomes.

Pfizer and Moderna boosters to provide better protection from Omicron variant.

Updated COVID boosters are now available for anyone age 12 or older. The CDC is urging anyone who is eligible to sign up but some vaccine experts say some people might want to wait.