Children 12 and older can now get vaccinated through the Livingston County Health Department.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adopted a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices that children 12-15 get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
LCHD will hold a clinic from 3-7 p.m. May 19 at Chilson Hills Church, 4440 Brighton Road.
Anyone 12 and older can schedule an appointment to receive their first dose at the clinic, at bit.ly/3fldFP4
Second doses will be scheduled for June 9.
The clinic will also offer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for people 18 and older. People can sign up to receive that vaccine online, at bit.ly/3uJEBhV
May 11, 2021 By Mike Kruzman & Jon King / news@whmi.com
Several local schools have appeared on the stateâs School Outbreak report, while officials in Howell are confident things are getting better and they can continue in-person learning.
In a letter (posted below) to families of students in Howell Public Schools, Superintendent Erin MacGregor states that two schools are appearing on this weekâs Michigan Department of Health and Human Services School Outbreak Report. An outbreak in an educational setting is two or more cases linked by time and place. Howell High School will appear three times, affecting six students, with each instance being limited to the original case of a student testing positive and one additional case of another student that was linked. Hutchings Elementary also appears in the report for a case involving a staff member who tested positive, with 3 students who were identified as close contacts testing positive.
May 10, 2021
PONTIAC – The Livingston County Health Department kicked off the month of May by administering over 1,200 second doses of Moderna and Pfizer vaccines. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, over 26% of Livingston County residents have been fully vaccinated as of Friday. The Moderna and J&J Vaccines are available Monday & Friday mornings and Monday
afternoons at the Livingston County Health Department.
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April 30, 2021 By Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com
The Livingston County Health Department announced that appointments and walk-in availability will be offered at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic this Saturday.
The Pfizer vaccine will be provided to individuals aged 16 and over. The Department says minors must have a parent or guardian present to receive a vaccination. Appointments and walk-in opportunities are available from 11am to 2pm. The clinic will be located at Chilson Hills Church at 4440 Brighton Road in Genoa Township.
Officials say COVID-19 vaccines are now readily available in Livingston County. To find a clinic or another location that offers the COVID-19 vaccines, those interested are encouraged to visit https://vaccinefinder.org/.
Howell medical sterilizing facility cited for air quality violations
A Howell medical sterilizing facility has been cited by the state after an air sampling around the facility found unsafe levels of ethylene oxide.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy issued the air quality violation notice to Centurion Medical Products on Thursday, according to a press release.
Centurion, owned by Medline Industries, Inc., uses ethylene oxide gas to sterilize equipment used in the healthcare industry, according to the release.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency classifies the gas as a human carcinogen.
EGLE conducted an initial round of air sampling to evaluate ethylene oxide emissions from Centurion s facility over a 24-hour period on March 29-30.