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Beaumont expands COVID vaccines to non-patients, adds 3 walk-ins this week Anyone 16+ can get vaccine at Beaumont Published: Tags: FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2021 file photo, a healthcare worker receives a second Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot at Beaumont Health in Southfield, Mich. As health officials race to vaccinate people across the U.S., the need to give each person two doses a few weeks apart is adding a layer of complexity to the countrys biggest-ever vaccination campaign. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) Beaumont Health, the state’s largest hospital system, is expanding COVID-19 vaccines to non-patients, and has added three walk-in clinics this week in Southfield. ....
2 Min Read HOUSTON (Reuters) -The United Steelworkers union (USW) called on Exxon Mobil Corp to continue negotiations for a new Beaumont, Texas, refinery contract despite the company’s threat to lock out workers on May 1 if there is no agreement. FILE PHOTO: An Exxon sign is seen at a gas station in the Chicago suburb of Norridge, Illinois, U.S., October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young “These negotiations are not about wages,” said Darrell Kyle, president of USW Local 13-243, which represents 650 workers at the 369,024 barrel-per-day (bpd) Beaumont refinery and adjoining blending and packaging plant. “Our greatest concern is making sure our lives and our jobs are safe and secure,” Kyle said in a statement issued by the union. ....
Hospitals across Metro Detroit become overwhelmed with patients as COVID cases surge Officials urge Michiganders to stay safe, vigilant Tags: DETROIT – Emergency rooms are overwhelmed with patients in Metro Detroit. Michigan continues to lead the country in COVID case rates, but did see a drop in cases on Saturday. April 17, 2021: The state has added 5,530 new cases Saturday. Lake Huron Medical Center said ambulance traffic is being rerouted, but all walk-in traffic is being treated. The Port Huron Hospital said it’s sending patients to other hospitals. “One of the big concerns that we have right now is capacity,” said Dr. Justin Skrzynski. ....
New Michigan COVID spike, no new restrictions: What’s different? Tags: RELATED: April 15, 2021: Ad While things have changed over the course of the pandemic such as what we know about the virus, how it spreads and how to treat it there are still striking similarities between now and when the pandemic started in March 2020. “This will be temporary,” Whitmer said on March 23, 2020. “This intervention is important to buy time so we can create surge capacity in our hospitals.” Days later, Michigan would hit its first daily case peak of just under 2,000 cases. Seven months later, Michigan was heading into the winter holiday season and cases began a steady rise into the thousands each day. ....