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A band plays at a past Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival. Organizers have announced the 2021 edition of the event has been moved to 2022 due to the continuing pandemic. (Journal file photo)
MARQUETTE The Marquette County Health Department was notified on Tuesday that genetic testing confirmed that the B.1.1.7 variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 was detected in a positive case within Marquette County.
Dr. Bob Lorinser, health department medical director, noted the case represented the first time the variant has been found in the Upper Peninsula.
The variant is concerning because it is associated with increased transmissibility, the MCHD said. Compared with the standard SARS-CoV-2 virus, the B.1.1.7 variant is about 50% more transmissible, which leads to a faster spread of the virus and potentially increasing numbers of cases, hospitalizations and deaths.
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All vets could be eligible for COVID vaccines at VA soon, but supply problems remain the biggest challenge March 9 President Joe Biden, left, visits a COVID-19 vaccination site at the Washington, D.C., VA Medical Center and watches as Dr. Navjit Goraya gives a vaccine to Air Force Col. Margaret Cope on March 8, 2021. White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients, standing center, and Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough, right, also attended the event. (Patrick Semansky/AP) Congress and Veterans Affairs leaders want to get as many veterans vaccinated against COVID-19 as possible in coming months. How quickly they can do that is still a big question, however.
March 10, 2021
Press Release
Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) commended the unanimous House passage of H.R. 1276, the VA VACCINE Act. Congressman Panetta is a cosponsor of the legislation, which expands the Department of Veterans Affairs’ ability to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to all veterans, including those not enrolled in the VA healthcare system, and their caregivers.
“Currently, millions of veterans and their caregivers cannot access the COVID-19 vaccine because they can’t enroll in the VA healthcare system due to their income or non-compensable service injuries,”
said Congressman Panetta. “I worked with Chairman Takano to introduce the VA VACCINE Act to give the VA the flexibility it needs to administer the vaccine to all veterans and those who care for them. This is just part of our continued effort to ensure that veterans on the Central Coast and around the country have the access to vaccines that they deserve.”
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