The Michigan House Oversight Committee issued a subpoena Thursday for the appearance of former Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Robert Gordon.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Expands Mask Mandate to 2-Year-Olds
16 Apr 2021
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) doubled down on her restrictive coronavirus strategy by requiring young children to wear masks.
Michigan Capitol Confidentialreported the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), headed by Elizabeth Hertel, who just returned from an Alabama beach vacation, issued the order.
Children under the age of 5 had previously been exempt. But now, kids at camps and child care must be covered.
“A good faith effort is made to ensure that children aged 2 to 4 years wear a mask when participating in gatherings,” the order said.
The mandate noted at this point, children under 2 are exempt. It expires May 25.
Parents react to Michigan’s mask mandate expanding to children as young as 2
Order extended through May 24
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Michigan has extended a COVID-19 order that implemented restrictions on gatherings, restaurants, entertainment venues and more.
The order runs through May 24.
Dane and Tiffany Teal, who are parents to soon-to-be 3-year-old Davis, said they’re worried the state’s new rules can put parents in a tough spot.
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“Maybe a lot of people aren’t understanding of two-year-olds, and especially our two-year-old. He’s a master negotiator. He’s good at getting what he wants and if that’s not wearing a mask, he’ll act like a two-year-old,” said Dane Teal.
Pilot program helps more than 43k vulnerable Michiganders get COVID-19 vaccine
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A medical staff prepares Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine in a vaccination site in Sarcelles, outside Paris, Sunday, April 4, 2021. Some 9,000 people are getting vaccinated at a huge stadium in Lyon during Easter weekend, and thousands more around France are spending the holiday lining up for injections elsewhere as the government tries to speed up vaccinations amid a new virus surge. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
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LANSING, Mich. â More than 43,000 Michiganders living in communities with high Social Vulnerability Index have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine thanks to a pilot program coordinated by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Protect Michigan Commission.
Gov. Whitmer defends Michigan health director vacationing out of state amid COVID surge
Director Elizabeth Hertel traveled to Alabama without being full vaccinated
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The issue began last Friday when pictures appeared online of Whitmer’s Chief Operating Officer Tricia Foster on vacation in Florida. The state said she was fully vaccinated but the governor had just spoken of personal responsibility that day, even cautioning against travel to Florida a week prior.
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On Wednesday, Whitmer was asked about Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Elizabeth Hertel spending spring break in Alabama without being fully vaccinated.
“There have never been travel restrictions in Michigan, there just haven’t been. What we have done is to ask people to be smart to get vaccinated to mask up,” she said. “What directors do on their personal time is their business.”