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Pfizer, US sign $5.29B deal for possible COVID-19 pill treatment

Nov
18
Pfizer, US ink $5.29B deal for possible COVID-19 treatment The U.S. government will pay drugmaker Pfizer $5.29 billion for 10 million treatment courses of its potential COVID-19 treatment if regulators authorize it, the nation's largest purchase agreement yet for a coronavirus therapy. AP NEWS

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Pfizer asked the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday to authorize emergency use of the experimental pill, which has been shown to significantly cut the rate of hospitalizations and deaths among people with coronavirus infections.

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Covid cases surge in new hot spots of Michigan, Minnesota

Nov
16
Cases surge in new COVID hot spots of Michigan, Minnesota Hospitals in Michigan and Minnesota on Tuesday reported a wave of COVID-19 patients not seen in months as beds were filled with unvaccinated people and health care leaders warned that staff were being worn down by yet another surge. AP NEWS

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Wisconsin parents file lawsuits against school districts over their children's Covid-19 infections

Oct
12
Wisconsin parents file lawsuits against school districts over their children's Covid-19 infections Wisconsin parents are suing two school districts over their Covid-19 mitigation efforts, arguing that the systems failed to protect their children from getting infected. Madeline Holcombe and Raja Razek, CNN CNN
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Wisconsin children account for more COVID-19 cases in the state than any other age group

Sep
24
Wisconsin says children account for more COVID-19 cases than any Children in Wisconsin account for more COVID-19 cases in the state than any other age group this week, according to new data. Jenna Romaine TheHill
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Burnouts: Michigan COVID nurses reach their limit: ‘I know I can’t do this forever’

Sep
14
Michigan COVID nurses reach their limit: ‘I know I can’t do this forever’ | Bridge Michigan Roughly 18 months into a deadly pandemic, hospitals across the state face critical frontline staff shortages, notably among nurses. While traveling nurses command top dollar as fill-ins, staff nurses at major health systems confront feelings of grief, rage and burnout. BridgeMichigan

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Lessons learned: Why Michigan's approach lagged behind Minnesota's

Jun
10
Michigan bet big on mass vaccine events for COVID-19. It didn’t work out as hoped. Michigan focused COVID-19 vaccines on public health sites, not hospitals or doctors' offices. It lagged other states in vaccinating whites and Blacks. Aleszu Bajak
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Michigan governor unveils plan to tie state's easing of Covid restrictions to vaccination rates

Apr
29
Gov. Whitmer unveils plan to tie Michigan vaccination rates to easing COVID-19 rules The announcement comes as Michigan remains the state with the worst COVID-19 outbreak in the nation, despite case rates and other trends improving. Dave Boucher and Kristen Jordan Shamus Detroit Free Press
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Michigan’s Covid Wards Are Filling Up With Younger Patients

Apr
25
Michigan hospitals see increasing numbers of younger COVID-19 Michigan is seeing an increasing number of serious cases of COVID-19 among younger adults, stressing the state's hospital system, according to an organization of community hospitals. John Bowden TheHill
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The Michigan case: State was warned about the British COVID-19 variant, but many ignored it

Apr
21
Michigan was warned about the British COVID-19 variant, but many ignored it While schools and restaurants reopened and mask and quarantine rules were relaxed, the British COVID-19 variant ran rampant in Michigan. YahooNews
 

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Michigan Governor Whitmer: State won't close down again following GOP lawsuits

Apr
19
Whitmer: State won't close down again following GOP lawsuits Michigan Gov. John Bowden TheHill
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