1 year into COVID: What we wish we’d known
4 takeaways we wish we’d known from day 1
Frank McGeorge, MD, Local 4 s Good Health Medical Expert
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From the start, health experts believed the SARS-CoV-2 virus would act similar to the previous coronaviruses that caused SARS and MERS.
Experts estimate that about half of all COVID cases are spread by people who are asymptomatic or presymptomatic.
At first, masks were only recommended for those who were sick, but numerous studies have now shown that well-fitting fabric masks can effectively prevent spread if we all wear them. That could have made a massive difference in the early days of the pandemic.
Michigan confirms first case of South African COVID variant in Jackson County
Variant first detected in South Africa in October; case in Michigan identified in a child
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LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced that the first case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.351 has been identified in a child in Jackson County.
The health department did not say how the boy was infected but a case investigation is underway to determine close contacts and if there are additional cases associated.
This new variant was originally detected in South Africa in October 2020 and shares some mutations with the B117 variant. The first case of the B117 variant originally detected in the United Kingdom was identified in Washtenaw County.
and last updated 2021-03-08 22:45:28-05
JACKSON COUNTY, Mich. â Today Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) identified the B.1.351 variant of COVID-19 in a child.
MDHHS alongside the Bureau of Laboratories is currently conducting an investigation to determine if there are any additional cases associated with the new citing.
The variant was originally found in South Africa last year, and shares some mutations with the B.1.1.7. variant. Currently, this is the only case of the B.1.351. variant identified in Michigan.
âWe are concerned about the discovery of another variant in Michigan, although it was not unexpected,â said Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, chief medical executive and chief deputy for health at MDHHS. âWe continue to urge Michiganders to follow a research-based approach by wearing their masks properly, socially distancing, avoiding crowds, washing their hands often, and making a plan to get the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine once it is
LANSING, MICH The first Michigan case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.351 was identified in a male child living in Jackson County by the Michigan Department
A more-contagious coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa has been confirmed in Michigan for the first time, infecting a child in Jackson County. The.