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Coronavirus

Aspirus issues updated visitor guidelines

LAURIUM – Aspirus Health today updated its visitor guidelines at its locations across Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. The new guidelines ease restrictions to allow one dedicated visitor or support person for the duration of a patient’s visit or stay. This applies across all patient care ...

Michigan expanding access to safe, effective COVID-19 vaccine

LANSING — To help reach the state’s goal of vaccinating 70% of Michiganders over age 16 and bring a quicker end to the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) officials announced the state is expanding vaccination ...

MDARD Director McDowell issues emergency rules to protect agricultural workers

LANSING — Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Director Gary McDowell issued Pandemic Public Health Measures in Migrant Agricultural Worker Housing Emergency Rules, which require licensed housing providers to create and implement plans to prevent exposure to the novel ...

Area providers experiencing shortened COVID-19 waitlists

HANCOCK — As the vaccine supply coming into the area becomes more reliable, providers in the Western Upper Peninsula are seeing a decline in the demand for appointments from those age 65 and older. “We are beginning to see gaps in our appointment schedules for the 65 and older group,” ...