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13 May 2021
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) again attempted to explain her secret Florida trip in March aboard a private jet and her story seemed to change Wednesday.
Via the original
MIRS Newsreport in April:
While Communications Director Tiffany Brown wouldn’t say where the Democratic governor traveled, a source tells
MIRS that Whitmer’s father, Richard Whitmer, has a home in Florida.
“Her dad was fully vaccinated, and the governor is tested regularly and has never tested positive for COVID [coronavirus],” Brown told
MIRS,
noting the governor traveled at her own expense and that utilized no state resources. … (emphasis added)
MDHHS director talks about loosening mask restrictions, slowing vaccination rate
To give us more insight, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Elizabeth Hertel joined 7 Action News This Morning to answer our questions.
Posted at 6:51 AM, May 06, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-06 06:51:29-04
A new health order goes into effect on Thursday lifting some restrictions on mask-wearing in Michigan. It impacts outdoor gatherings, indoor residential gatherings, organized sports and more.
Under the new order, masks are generally not required outdoors unless a gathering has 100 or more people. Also, the state is giving you the OK to take your mask off in small home gatherings if you re fully vaccinated and not experiencing any symptoms.
Michigan loosens mask requirements for vaccinated residents this week
Michigan loosens mask requirements for vaccinated residents this week
Eliminates mask requirements for indoor and outdoor residential gatherings
Whitmer administration also easing some restrictions on youth, high school, organized sports
Bloomberg
People wear protective masks while exercising at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Michigan s new order follows guidance issued a week ago by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that said Americans who are fully vaccinated no longer need to wear masks in outdoor settings, with the exception of crowded outdoor venues.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer s administration is loosening pandemic restrictions on indoor residential gatherings, allowing fully vaccinated residents to shed their face masks as long as they re not experiencing COVID symptoms.