COVID-19 pandemic

Your COVID Vaccine Questions Answered | WKAR News Special Coverage

By WKAR STAFF • Mar 23, 2021
gloved hand holding vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
U.S. Secretary of Defense/ Wikimedia Commons

WKAR is answering your questions about COVID-19 and the vaccines with Ingham County Health Officer, Linda Vail and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director, Elizabeth Hertel.

Ingham County Vaccinates 70-Percent Of Seniors

By • Mar 9, 2021
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Ingham County has reached a milestone in vaccinating seniors against coronavirus.


COVID Memorials Going Up At Malls in Lansing, Jackson

By • Mar 4, 2021
Freddy Garzy memorial photo
Courtesy photo / Footprints of Michigan COVID Memorial project

A memorial for Michiganders who have died from COVID-19 is going up today at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Lansing Mall.


Sparrow Hospital Discharges 1,000th COVID-19 Patient

By • Jan 4, 2021
Courtesy / Sparrow Hospital

More than a thousand COVID-19 patients have been treated and released by Sparrow Hospital in Lansing since March.


All Things Considered Weekend Special | WKAR Radio

By WKAR STAFF • Dec 18, 2020
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Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAMS / CDC

Sun., Dec. 20 at 5 p.m. on 90.5 FM & STREAMING | All Things Considered will spend the full hour answering the big questions about the new coronavirus vaccines: how they work, how they were tested, how they’ll be distributed, and how to talk about them with people who aren’t sure they want one. 

Health Dept. Director Urges Caution But Says 'Hope Is On The Horizon' When It Comes To Pandemic

By • Dec 4, 2020

As the state grapples with a predicted surge of COVID-19 cases around the holidays, health officials are focused on trying to slow the spread of the virus.

Michiganders are in the middle of a three-week epidemic order from the State Department of Health and Human Services, limiting indoor gatherings

WKAR Documentary Follows Essential Healthcare Worker Through COVID-19 Pandemic

By • Sep 29, 2020
Nurse, Rhonda Lee, treats a patient recovering from COVID-19.
WKAR-MSU

More than 7,000 Michiganders have died from COVID-19 in the past 6 months, and every day, essential workers in the healthcare industry are putting their lives on the line to fight the pandemic.

WKAR-TV is premiering a new documentary this week that follows one visiting nurse who treats coronavirus patients after they leave the hospital.