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A Centreville-based health and wellness facility is prepared to assist with COVID-19 immunizations, if circumstances warrant.Officials from Covered Bridge Health advised St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners they are willing to step in if Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency becomes too overwhelmed with the vaccination process.At their meeting Tuesday, county commissioners agreed to provide $10,000 in funding and accept the offer from Covered Bridge director Rick Shaffer.Board

How two patients formed an ‘automatic’ friendship inside hospital’s COVID-19 unit Updated Jan 17, 2021; Facebook Share MUSKEGON, MI – The two men are thankful to be alive, exiting the same hospital within days of each other. Having battled severe cases of the COVID-19 disease and spent weeks on a ventilator, they share similar stories of survival and praise for healthcare workers. They also now share a friendship forged in the halls of a COVID recovery unit. Rick Shaffer, 61, and Rick ...