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Covid-19

Local data: New death, 37 new cases in Dickinson

COVID-19 activity rose in Dickinson County in the past week, with health officials Thursday reporting 37 new confirmed positives, along with another death blamed on the virus. Iron County had 18 new confirmed cases since June 2, the same number as in the previous week. Dickinson County also ...

FDA advisers back Novavax COVID shots

American adults who haven’t yet gotten vaccinated against COVID-19 may soon get another choice, as advisers to the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday backed a more traditional type of shot. Next, the FDA must decide whether to authorize the protein vaccine made by latecomer Novavax as ...

Buttigieg, others have COVID-19 after Mackinac Island conference

MACKINAC ISLAND (AP) — At least 15 people who attended a public affairs conference last week on Mackinac Island have tested positive for COVID-19, including U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. The gathering is put on each year by a business group, the Detroit Regional Chamber, and ...

Meatpacking company settles COVID-19 workplace allegations

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A national meatpacking company with a facility in Green Bay has agreed to pay about $15,000 to settle allegations of unsafe practices during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic sickened and killed Wisconsin workers. Wisconsin Public Radio reported Thursday that the ...

Local data: 29 new virus positives in Dickinson, 18 in Iron

Local COVID-19 activity ticked up slightly in the past week, with health officials Thursday reporting 29 new confirmed COVID-19 positives in Dickinson County and 18 in Iron County since May 27. Dickinson County also had 12 probable virus cases and Iron County one probable in the past six ...

Oscar G. Johnson vets center using health protection levels

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center is implementing COVID-19 health protection levels as part of Veterans Administration’s consistent, nationwide approach for veterans health. Administration facilities will adjust COVID-19 safety protocols locally as needed. The ...