Western Upper Peninsula Health Department
HANCOCK – The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department (WUPHD) has released the following statement regarding Epidemic Orders issued by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS).
The mission of the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department is to lead the community toward better health through education, advocacy, and disease prevention. To achieve this mission, the health department works to prolong life and promote community health through control of environmental health hazards and attention to the health needs of vulnerable population groups. The community we serve consists of five counties encompassing almost 70,000 lives and thousands of local businesses. We hold the protection of our community’s health as our highest priority.
Western Upper Peninsula Health Department
HANCOCK – The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department (WUPHD) announces that initial allotments of COVID-19 vaccine are beginning to arrive across the state, with vaccinations expected to begin next week throughout the Upper Peninsula. The vaccination process is anticipated to be a large undertaking with multiple community partners involved including local hospitals, physicians, and federally qualified health centers.
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 will the first vaccine to arrive this week, followed shortly by Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccine is currently approved for individuals over 16 years of age and initial allotments will be designated for those in the highest priority group as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to include:
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(left to right) Commissioner Tom Tikkanen, Chairperson of the Board Al Koskela, and County Administrator Ben Larson sit together inside the county chambers Tuesday night. The rest of the commissioners, staff, and public convened with them via Zoom.
Houghton County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday night to send a resolution imploring Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the state government to allow restaurants, bars and ice rinks to reopen for indoor business when the current shutdown orders expire, rather than renewing them. The current order expires on Dec. 20.
The motion was proposed by Commissioner Glenn Anderson and supported by Commissioner Tom Tikkanen.
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The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department issued a release with preliminary plans for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the Upper Peninsula on Wednesday. Vaccinations are expected to begin next week in the Upper Peninsula, beginning with healthcare and emergency services personnel, followed by nursing facility staff and residents. They expect the vaccine will not be available to the general public until March or April.
These priority groups were designated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to the press release.
The plan is starting with the Pfizer vaccine and will continue with the Moderna vaccine once that is available, expected next week.
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Standard well construction diagram from the State of Michiganâs well digging manual.
Eight new wells adorn the yards of Cole’s Creek Road residents, but some homeowners are still waiting for approval letters from the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department after more than a month.
“They have never called me back after I left a message two weeks ago,” Sheila Peltier said in a text message on Tuesday.
Her water has been hooked up to the house for weeks, and she has resumed using it for many things, but not drinking.
“It’s easy enough to buy bottled water,” she said.