Today Spectrum Health held an online update on Coronavirus case numbers in West Michigan and say that the standout numbers in the current surge are how many young people are becoming infected and that the unvaccinated make up the overwhelming majority of current cases and hospitalizations.
The vaccine, made right here in West Michigan, is the first of the three approved vaccines to move beyond the emergency use stage for those 16 and older. The vaccine will now be known as Comirnaty and will remain available for those aged 12-15 under its current authorizations.
A pediatric ophthalmic technician at Devos Children's Hospital has caused a stir with her anti-vaccine videos on Tik Tok. Devos Children's Hospital is making the vaccine mandatory for its employees after it receives FDA approval.
It went virtual in 2020, but it's back in person this year. Lift the spirits of the kids at DeVos Children's Hospital by participating in "Project Night Lights".
As the West Michigan Vaccine Clinic in downtown Grand Rapids winds down, Spectrum Health is expanding its vaccine clinics across West Michigan.
After more than 500 newly eligible 12 to 15-year-olds were vaccinated at the health system's Saturday clinic on 60th St., officials are hoping that more parents will continue to get them vaccinated.
Shortly after it was announced that children aged 12-15 would be eligible for the two dose Pfizer vaccine, West Michigan parents began considering whether or not their eligible kids should get the vaccine, and the short answer from West Michigan doctors is, yes.