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Michigan is now hospitalizing more people under 40 than those over 80 for COVID-19 Today 8:00 AM FILE - This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. Viruses are constantly mutating, with coronavirus variants circulating around the globe. (NIAID-RML via AP)AP Fa...

Evidence growing on COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy: Virus is dangerous; the shots are not Today 9:15 AM Associated Press file photo of a pregnant woman wearing a face mask and gloves. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) AP Facebook Share Dr. Kurt Wharton, an Oakland County obstetrician, currently has four pregnant patients in intensive care units battling COVID-19. None were vaccinated. Now the four are “fighting for their lives,” said Wharton, who works at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. Dr. Dav...

A recent study shows how dangerous COVID-19 can be for pregnant women. Dr. Jim Jeakle, who is the chief medical officer for Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital and is also a doctor of obstetrics and gynecology, spoke during Munsons regularly scheduled press conference Tuesday morning, as did Dr. Stacey Sensor, an ob/gyn working in the Gaylord and Grayling area. Dr. Jeakle said when the Pfizer vaccine was first released in December, pregnant women who caught COVID-19 were at increased risk of ...

Now that 35% of eligible Michiganders are fully vaccinated, health officials say efforts need to focus on groups that are borderline-hesitant. (Think your cousin who hasn’t gotten their shot yet because it’s “inconvenient,” or your pregnant friend who’s getting mixed messages from her social media feed.)  Some pregnant women may have questions about getting the vaccine, doctors say, but should be encouraged by their healthcare providers as evidence for its safety mounts. Credit EMR ...