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The Van Buren/Cass District Health Department has announced the hiring of a new county health officer. Danielle Persky will replace the retiring Jeff Elliott. He has served in that role for 38 years and will serve in an advisory capacity through the end of the year. Persky is previously the deputy health officer and director of health promotion at the Van Buren/Cass District Health Department. The department says through her efforts, it has expanded its outreach by working with multiple service organizations, school administrators, county leaders, and local businesses. In 2019 she was recogni...

Some West Michigan COVID-19 vaccine clinics open to all after trouble filling appointments Some West Michigan COVID-19 vaccine clinics open to all after trouble filling appointments Replay Video UP NEXT The vaccines have arrived and medical experts say they work, but West Michigan could trip on the final hurdle to reaching herd immunity.  Some health departments reported having trouble filling up appointments for COVID-19 vaccine clinics. "When appointments aren't filling, and it looks like I might have to carry those doses into next week, the only option I have left is to open it up to mor...

March 16, 2021 KALAMAZOO, Mich.—It has been a full year since the growing COVID-19 pandemic changed the world and shifted Western Michigan University to distance learning. Over those 365 days, the community has experienced losses, dramatic change, isolation and uncertainty, but the period has also been a time of hope, innovation, resilience and adaptation. A year of resilience, innovation In the face of adversity, the Western community rose up to support each other and find new ways to create and connect. "When I heard the governor talking during a press conference on the radio about how it...

According to the CDC, there have now been 29 cases of the variant found in Michigan.

What that's meant for Steve Hall, health officer at the Central Michigan District Health Department, is having to continually “shift on the fly.” For example, when Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that residents 65 and older would become eligible to get their shots, Hall learned that his department would stop receiving Moderna shipments. So, he put in an order for Pfizer doses, but without having secured access to the necessary cold freezer storage. “Thankfully we have a great relationship with [Central Michigan University] and they offered up [their ultra-cold freezer], so we certai...