DEARBORN, MI. – Ford Motor Company is beginning to ship powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs) to health care facilities across the U.S. With design and testing consultation from 3M, Ford designed and built PAPRs to help meet frontline workers’ need for personal protective equipment amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “Ford could not stand by while health
DEARBORN, MI. – Ford Motor Company está comenzando a enviar respiradores con purificador de aire (PAPR, por sus siglas en inglés) a instalaciones de atención médica en todo EE.UU. Con la consultaría en diseño y pruebas de 3M, Ford diseñó y construyó los PAPR para ayudar a satisfacer la necesidad de los trabajadores de primera
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has received $25.3 million to help aging adults stay healthy and independent. The funds come from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Michigan will use these funds for residents over the age of 60 and over-served by Older American Act programs. MDHHS
El Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de Michigan (MDHHS) recibió $25.3 millones para ayudar a los adultos mayores a mantenerse saludables e independientes. Los fondos provienen de la Ley Federal de Ayuda, Alivio y Seguridad Económica de Coronavirus (CARES). Michigan utilizará estos fondos para los residentes mayores de 60 años y con fondos de
LANSING, MI. – La Oficina de la Secretaria de Estado de Michigan informó una participación récord en las elecciones del 5 de mayo con casi el doble de votos que las elecciones típicas de mayo. Las autoridades estatales dijeron que casi el 25% de los votantes elegibles participaron en las casi 50 elecciones en 33
LANSING, MI. — The Michigan Secretary of State’s Office reported a record-breaking May 5 election with nearly double the votes of typical May elections. State officials said nearly 25% of eligible voters participated in the nearly 50 elections in 33 counties and 200 municipalities on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. About 99% if those voters cast
Hispanics are more likely than their white white counterparts to be affected by coronavirus independently of their immigration status. Two University of Michigan School of Public Health experts explain why, and offer some solutions the federal government could use to mitigate these negative consequences. Paul Fleming, assistant professor of health behavior and health education at
Los hispanos de EE. UU. tienen más probabilidades que sus homólogos blancos de verse afectados negativamente por el coronavirus, independientemente de su estatus migratorio. Dos expertos de la Escuela de Salud Pública de la Universidad de Michigan explican por qué y ofrecen algunas soluciones que el gobierno federal podría utilizar para mitigar estas consecuencias negativas.
Pfizer announced today that the first participants have been dosed in the U.S. in the Phase 1/2 clinical trial for the BNT162 vaccine program to prevent COVID-19. The trial is part of a global development program, and the dosing of the first cohort in Germany was completed last week. The Phase 1/2 study is designed
Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed Executive Order 2020-69 which extends her previous order that temporarily closes certain places of public accommodation such as theaters, bars, casinos, and more. In order to maintain social distancing, the order also limits restaurants to carry-out and delivery orders. “Although we are beginning to see the curve flatten, we are