9 & 10 News
May 10, 2021
As the State of Michigan reaches the 55% first-dose vaccination milestone, Leelanau County has reached the first dose 70% mark.
The Benzie-Leelanau Health Department says as they strive to get everyone their second shot, they are moving away from large vaccine clinics. They say they are going for smaller pop-up clinics like the one held last Friday at Farm Club.
The Health Department says this change was made because they’d begun to see a drop off in demand for the vaccine, as all of the eager people have already gotten their shots.
“Now, to the rest of the population that maybe doesn’t find it as convenient to do that or maybe they’re not as motivated to do that. So we’re taking the vaccine out to where the people are, or they gather, and where we might just run into people who are maybe on the fence, maybe need some questions answered, or maybe just don’t have the time or the inclination to schedule an appointment and go get vaccinated them
9 & 10 News Demand definitely exceeds supply right now. - Lisa Peacock
January 26, 2021
One of the questions we’ve been getting lately in our newsroom is about people who are so-called “double-booking” in an effort to get the vaccine more quickly.
9&10 got the latest advice from health officials – and the update on the vaccine rollout, during the Munson Healthcare weekly update.
Some things haven’t changed: there’s still not enough vaccine to meet the demand. But the Grand Traverse Health Department is seeing an increase in the pace of vaccine distribution. Grand Traverse Co. Health Dept. Health Officer Wendy Hirschenberger says, “Last week we administered 2,150 vaccines…. This week we are proceeding with delivering 3,200 doses.”
Outbreaks in nursing, assisted living homes drive Benzie County s COVID-19 deaths
Jan. 13, 2021
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Staff at The Maples Medical Care Facility get their first round of the COVID-19 vaccination. (Courtesy Photo) Show MoreShow Less
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A staff member at The Maples Medical Care Facility gets vaccinated against COVID-19. (Courtesy Photo) Show MoreShow Less
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About half of the staff at The Maples Medical Care Facility got their first round of the vaccine on Dec. 6. (Courtesy Photo) Show MoreShow Less
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BENZIE COUNTY As the number of new COVID-19 cases in Benzie County seem to be slowing down from the surge in November and December, the number of new deaths in the county have also slowed.
Munson Healthcare Discusses COVID-19 Vaccine
December 15, 2020
Munson Healthcare gave an update Tuesday on their plans to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine once it arrives in northern Michigan.
Munson Healthcare says they’re expecting just under 3,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine sometime this week, with the first doses set to be administered on Friday.
They say even people who’ve had COVID-19 should still plan on getting the vaccine.
‘What we know from the vaccines is that you have a relatively stable strong immune response so even if you’ve had COVID-19 the recommendation is that you still receive the vaccine, and they is entirely safe to do,” said Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Christine Nefcy.