Michigan nursing homes ordered to offer on-site booster shot
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's health director on Thursday ordered nursing homes to...
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's health director on Thursday ordered nursing homes to...
Speaking before a joint House and Senate Oversight committee hearing Thursday, Auditor General Doug Ringler says his office knew there would be a discrepancy in deaths because the state and his office use different methodology.
The auditor defended his work while GOP lawmakers took it to again accuse Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of killing elderly Michiganders — without proof.
The hearing comes after a report from the Office of the Auditor General found nearly 30% more deaths than the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported across a timespan from January 2020 through July 2, 2021.
LANSING — Michigan’s health director on Thursday ordered nursing homes to offer on-site booster shots to residents who are not up to date on the COVID-19 vaccine in a state that lags others in vaccinating people in long-term care facilities.