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Genesee County getting big boost in COVID-19 vaccines this week, 7 outreach clinics planned Updated Feb 22, 2021; Posted Feb 22, 2021 Registered Nurse Hailey Allen changes gloves while testing patients for coronavirus (COVID-19) at the Mercy Health Saint Marys drive-through testing center in Grand Rapids on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. Patients must have a doctors order to receive a test. Mercy Health also offers a testing site in Muskegon. (Cory Morse | MLive.com) Cory Morse | MLive.com Faceboo...

Health officials suspect wrestling events may have sparked COVID-19 outbreak at LakeVille High School Updated Feb 18, 2021; Facebook Share GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- County health officials suspect an outbreak of COVID-19 cases that has shut down in-person classes at LakeVille High School was sparked by a non-school sanctioned, out-of-state wrestling tournament. Medical Health Officer Dr. Pamela Hackert told members of the county Board of Health Wednesday, Feb. 17, that officials are also concerned...

Plans in works to use Flint Bishop Airport as mega COVID-19 vaccination site Updated Feb 15, 2021; Facebook Share FLINT, MI -- Genesee County and Bishop Airport officials are making plans to create large-scale, drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinics at the airport as quickly as additional vaccine doses can be secured. The county Board of Commissioners could give a memorandum of agreement, laying the groundwork for the clinics, preliminary approval during a committee meeting Wednesday, Feb. 17...

Plans For Flint’s Bishop Airport To Be COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Plans are underway to make Flints Bishop International Airport a large-scale, drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic. According to Mlive,  Genesee County and Bishop Airport official are looking for approval by the county Board of Commissioners at the upcoming meeting on Wednesday, February 17th. If a memorandum of agreement is given, the clinic at the airport could be up and running as soon as vaccine doses can be secured. �...

McLaren Flint holding free webinar to answer questions on COVID-19, vaccine roll-out Updated Feb 11, 2021; Posted Feb 09, 2021 Ravinder Singala, a physican and UM-Flint graduate, receives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 at McLaren Flint Hospital in Flint. Singala was one of the first five frontline workers at the hospital to receive the vaccine. (Jake May | MLive.com)Jake May | Mlive.com Facebook Share FLINT, MI — McLaren Flint and McLaren Health Plan are teaming u...

60% of Genesee County teachers will soon be vaccinated, health department says Updated Feb 09, 2021; Posted Feb 07, 2021 Ravinder Singala, a physican and UM-Flint graduate, receives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 at McLaren Flint Hospital in Flint. Singala was one of the first five frontline workers at the hospital to receive the vaccine. (Jake May | MLive.com)The Flint Journal, MLive.com Facebook Share GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- Two large teacher vaccination clinics wil...

Genesee County gets 1,600 more COVID-19 vaccines than expected for distribution this week Updated Feb 01, 2021; Posted Feb 01, 2021 Jacqueline Muscat, a second-year pharmacy student at the University of Michigan and intern for Walgreens, administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Carole Lang at Samaritas Affordable Living at Sequoia Place, 1131 N. Maple Rd. In Ann Arbor on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021.Jacob Hamilton | The Ann Arbor News Facebook Share GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- The county Health Departme...

Law enforcement and other first responders can now receive the COVID-19 vaccine, yet only 30-40 percent of Genesee County Sheriff’s Office first responders have received the inoculation.

Like other counties in Michigan, Genesee County does not have enough COVID-19 vaccines for everyone who wants one.