The Health Department of Northwest Michigan is offering a way to suggest locations for a pop-up clinic at a business or event in your community, and a way to let the health department know you received your COVID-19 vaccination out-of-state. In addition, the health department met today with school officials to discuss the impact of new state and federal recommendations addressing masking requirements for vaccinated people.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is updating the Gatherings and Mask Order to align with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest guidance on face coverings. The new order goes into effect at 9 a.m., Saturday, May 15. The CDC announced Thursday that people who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus can stop wearing masks, both outdoors and indoors, except on public transportation and in crowded indoor venues.
Youth as young as 12 can get the Pfizer vaccine starting today and 14-year-old Tommy Skinner and 15-year-old Gabrielle Landon, accompanied by their moms, were among the first adolescents to get their shots at a Health Department of Northwest Michigan clinic.
