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The federal government will start shipping vaccines directly to pharmacies today. Here’s how to make an appointment when you’re eligible.

Coldwater, MI, USA / WTVB | 1590 AM · 95.5 FM | The Voice of Branch County Feb 10, 2021 5:01 PM Chief Medical Executive and MDHHS Chief Deputy for Health Dr. Joneigh Khaldun. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer). LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Wednesday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris announced non-federal members of the Biden-Harris COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force, including Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, chief medical executive and chief deputy for health a...

ALBANY — The state will partner with the federal government to open a series of mass vaccination sites across New York to help immunize underserved communities against the novel coronavirus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. Federal Emergency Management Agency will partner with the state to open two mass vaccination sites at York College in Jamaica, Queens, and Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn the week of Feb. 24, to help vaccinate minority, low-income and other socially vulnerable communi...

CHRISTIE MASTRIC Local State Farm agent Kara Applekamp holds a virtual pizza party Tuesday, partnering with Lake Superior Pizza Subs & Specialties in Marquette for National Pizza Day as a way to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. From left are State Farm team member Kena McEachern, Applekamp and team member Sally Howe holding her baby, Alma. (Photo courtesy of State Farm) MARQUETTE — Older adults in Michigan, who didn’t get much experience in the digital age and now are f...

Overnight Health Care: White House to ship coronavirus vaccines directly to community health centers | WHO: Unlikely that COVID-19 came from a lab | Uber and Walgreens to offer free rides to COVID vaccine sites Nathaniel Weixel, Peter Sullivan and Jessie Hellmann © Getty Images Overnight Health Care: White House to ship coronavirus vaccines directly to community health centers | WHO: Unlikely that COVID-19 came from a lab | Uber and Walgreens to offer free rides to COVID vacc...

ADVERTISEMENT More equity efforts: Uber and Walgreens to offer free rides to COVID-19 vaccine sites Uber and Walgreens are partnering to offer free rides to COVID-19 vaccination sites in an effort to expand vaccine availability in communities of color. The companies said in a joint statement that Uber will offer free transportation to Walgreens and offsite vaccination clinics. Once an individual has made an appointment, they will then be able to schedule a free ride. The companies also plan on ...

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February 10, 2021 Michigan’s chief medical executive has been named to a national COVID-19 advisory board. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has released the following: Today, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris announced non-federal members of the Biden-Harris COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force, including Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, chief medical executive and chief deputy for health at the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. “We are so proud t...

Eventually the effort will expand to more than 1,300 community health centers, hopefully speeding the vaccine rollout that has seen 44 million doses administered, White House officials said Tuesday.

Black Americans are still receiving COVID vaccinations at dramatically lower rates than white Americans even as the chaotic rollout reaches more people, according to a new KHN analysis.