COVID-19

WKAR's Sophia Saliby spoke with East Lansing Info's managing editor Emily Elliott about one of her recent stories tackling how education during the pandemic is changing and impacting children and their mental and physical health.

Ingham County Health Officer Linda Vail says cases of COVID-19 in the county appear to be plateauing.

Though people who are vaccinated and boosted appear to be better protected against omicron, the highly contagious variant has still led to breakthrough cases and a surge in infections worldwide.

The Department of Defense will send up to 25 military medical personnel to Sparrow Health System to help alleviate staffing shortages.

Recent research and anecdotes suggest some people are testing negative on rapid tests even after they have symptoms, then later testing positive. Here's what researchers think is going on.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is no longer contact tracing individual COVID-19 cases.

The hearing comes after a report from the Office of the Auditor General found nearly 30% more deaths than the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported across a timespan from January 2020 through July 2, 2021.

The people who take care of and educate children under 5 years old, who are too young to be vaccinated, are in a special kind of hell right now.

A Department of Corrections spokesman says the change reflects CDC guidance on isolation time for people with improving symptoms.

The at-home tests are expected to be delivered by USPS later this month. The White House said the site is in "beta testing" and will be launched formally Wednesday.