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More Michigan households are eligible for additional food assistance in response to COVID-19 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Bob Wheaton, 517-241-2112    LANSING, Mich. - The number of Michigan families eligible for additional food assistance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic will be increasing in May with everyone who is eligible now receiving an increased amount, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced. An additional 350,000 families will receive the extra food assistance under approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service,...

Wolverine Human Services CEO Judith Fischer Wollack thought an upcoming meeting with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services meant the juvenile corrections nonprofit’s secured facility in Buena Vista was coming off its provisional license.

View Comments Michigan health leaders have no idea how many state residents received a vaccine in another state. But it does count the number of vaccines administered to people who don't live in Michigan.  "While we do not have confirmation of vaccinations for some people who are vaccinated out of state, we believe the benchmark percentages are a reasonable way to determine when we are able to return to more normal levels of activity," said Bob Wheaton, a spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services.  Wheaton added the state has an agreement on sharing vaccination data with ...

Michigan has no idea how many residents got their COVID-19 vaccine in other states Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press Whitmer announces plan to ease COVID-19 regulations Replay Video UP NEXT Michigan health leaders have no idea how many state residents received a vaccine in another state. But it does count the number of vaccines administered to people who don't live in Michigan.  "While we do not have confirmation of vaccinations for some people who are vaccinated out of state, we believe the benchmark percentages are a reasonable way to determine when we are able to return...

expanding the requirement that they be worn by children as young as two years old. Under the direction of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has decided that children aged 2-4 should join the adults by wearing Chinese plastic on their faces all day long. Previously, children under the age of five were exempt from the state’s mask mandate. Now, a face mask is required for every human two years of age and older, except for those who are medically exempt. Even the exempt, however, are “strongly encouraged” to block their breathing passages ...