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Cass City Public School employees begin vaccination process Paige Withey, paige.withey@hearstnp.com FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Staff at Hills and Dales Hospital began receiving the COVID-19 vaccine at the end of the year. With access vaccines after completing their phase 1A vaccinations, they have made vaccines available to Cass City Public School staff. (Courtesy Photo) Show MoreShow Less 2of3 Staff at Hills and Dales Hospital began receiving the COVID-19 vaccine at the end of the year. With access vaccines after completing their phase 1A vaccinations, they have made vaccines available to C...

Upper Thumb sees 27 new coronavirus cases FacebookTwitterEmail UPPER THUMB — There were 27 new coronavirus cases and one death reported in the Upper Thumb by the state Jan. 13. According to the state, Huron County saw an increase of seven new coronavirus cases and zero deaths, bringing the county total to 1,454 confirmed cases and 51 deaths. State testing data showed there were no positive test results out of the 80 tests processed for Huron County Jan. 12, resulting in the county’s first 0% positivity rate since Oct. 31. The state’s regular coronavirus report showed Tuscola County saw ...

Teamwork, partnership highlight McLaren Thumb vaccination efforts FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 McLaren Thumb Region registered nurse and Emergency Department Manager Janelle Gorkowski holds a sign after receiving her vaccine. (McLaren Thumb/Courtesy Photo) Show MoreShow Less 2of5 Janelle Messing, RN, and Tricia Osentoski, CNA with McLaren Thumb received their vaccines. (McLaren Thumb/Courtesy Photo) Show MoreShow Less 3of5 4of5 Michael Johnston, President and CEO of McLaren Thumb Region taking the fight to COVID by receiving the vaccine. (McLaren Thumb Region/Courtesy Photo) Show MoreShow Les...

Long term care facilities begin distributing COVID vaccine Paige Withey, paige.withey@hearstnp.com FacebookTwitterEmail 1of11 The new year began with staff and residents of Huron Medical Care Facility received their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The first vaccine clinic took place in the facility's large multipurpose room, allowing for residents and staff to maintain social distancing requirements and privacy while receiving the vaccine. (Courtesy Photo) Show MoreShow Less 2of11 The new year began with staff and residents of Huron Medical Care Facility received their first dos...

Good Neighbor Pharmacies to offer COVID vaccine - soon FacebookTwitterEmail Harbor Drug in Harbor Beach continues to serve the area after well over a century. (Courtesy/Harbor Drug) HARBOR BEACH — Locally owned Good Neighbor Pharmacies will soon be offering COVID-19 vaccinations — once the vaccine becomes available, that is. Pharmacist Michael Delpierre, owner of Harbor Drug in Harbor Beach, Ubly Pharmacy and Harbor Drug of Deckerville, said his customers can get the vaccine once the federal government begins to distribute it to the next phase of providers. “As soon as we get it, we’r...