Chastity Laskey, USA TODAY NETWORK
St. Clair County has administered more than 80,661 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, as of April 19, according to data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
That s up 11% from the previous week s tally of 72,766 COVID-19 doses administered.
In St. Clair County, 18% of people living in St. Clair County are fully vaccinated as of April 19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers someone fully vaccinated two weeks after they ve been given a single-dose shot (Johnson & Johnson) or a second shot (either Pfizer or Moderna).
Michigan reported 882,871 total cases of coronavirus, an increase of 6% from the week before.
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The claim: Autism has increased by 30,000% in 50 years, is linked to vaccines
As states advance in their distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, Americans have continued to discuss what risks could be associated with gaining protection against the virus. One common belief espoused by parents and public figures who are against vaccination is that vaccines cause autism spectrum disorder, despite several studies showing no correlation between childhood vaccination and autism diagnoses.
A post popular on Facebook may represent a similar view. The post claims that autism increased 30,000% in 50 years and suggests there is a link between injections and this statistic. Originally posted on April 3, 2020, the post has accrued roughly 1,500 shares.
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Stranded without power, a resident walks along a snow-covered road in Austin, Texas, Feb. 16, 2021. A failed attempt to provide rotating blackouts during Texas historic winter storm left at least nearly 200,000 people without power in single-digits temperatures from the early hours of Feb. 14. (CNS/Isabelle Baldwin)
As families continue to suffer the effects of the winter storm that ravaged Texas and its energy grid two months ago, faith leaders across the state have vowed to hold lawmakers to pass legislation quickly to weatherize the power grid and provide financial relief for repairs. This was man-made not the weather, but the response. Congregants, schools, homeowners, renters were all affected, said Jacqueline Hailey, a minister at New Hope Baptist Church, in Houston, during a press conference April 12. This is still affecting us. We are not going to forget, and we want to ensure that this will never happen again.