Federal health officials said Tuesday they are pulling back $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for state and local public health departments and other health organizations throughout the nation. "The COVID-19 pandemic is over, and HHS will no longer waste billions of taxpayer dollars ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. flu season is underway, with cases surging across much of the country, health officials said Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted sharp increases in several measures, including lab tests and emergency room visits. "It's been increasing at ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — The 2024-25 COVID-19 vaccine is available at no-cost to eligible veterans at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center. Walk-in clinics will be held in the primary care waiting room from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. today through Friday. No appointment is necessary to receive the vaccine. Veterans are encouraged to receive a no-cost vaccine to protect themselves, their families, and the community from complications associated with COVID-19, officials said. Veterans unable to attend the walk-in clinics can receive the 2024/25 COVID-19 vaccine, or the annual flu vaccine, ...
ESCANABA — While there is certainly illness in Delta County, COVID-19 is likely not the cause. According to the Sentinel Wastewater Epidemiology Evaluation Project, or SWEEP, which monitors the amount of detectable DNA from the virus responsible for COVID-19 in wastewater from select sewersheds across the state, the last sample from the Escanaba Wastewater Treatment Plant contained less viral DNA than all other samples collected at the site since the city began participating in the program in August 2021. That sample, dated Sept. 16, followed another sample on Sept. 11 that contained ...
LONDON (AP) — Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to people, an effort they hope could allow them to trace the outbreak back to its source. Researchers analyzed genetic material gathered from the Chinese ...
ESCANABA — The amount of detectable DNA from the virus responsible for COVID-19 in Escanaba’s sewer system has climbed in recent weeks, a trend that started at roughly the same time as the Upper Peninsula State Fair. According to Sentinel Wastewater Epidemiology Evaluation Project, or SWEEP, the sample submitted by the Escanaba Wastewater Treatment Plant on Aug. 12, the first day of the fair, contained more DNA than only 5% of samples submitted by the plant since the city started participating in SWEEP in August 2021. On Aug. 14, the sample contained more DNA than 13% of samples, ...
