Public Health

The Michigan Nurses Association released a statement urging residents and restaurants to comply with the state's temporary ban on indoor dining after the Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association filed a lawsuit challenging the ban, reports local ABC affiliate WZZM. 

Providence, R.I.- based Lifespan Health System has started sending some of its COVID-19 patients to a field hospital at the Rhode Island Convention Center as its standard facility beds fill, according to a Dec. 2 CNBC report. 

Facebook will start removing posts that contain false or misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks, the company said in a Dec. 3 blog post.

More than 100,000 Americans are hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Dec. 2, a daily record, according to data from The COVID Tracking Project. 

The CDC released new COVID-19 guidelines Dec. 2, reducing the previous 14-day quarantine recommendation for people who were exposed to 10 days without symptoms, reports CBS. 

Once a COVID-19 vaccine is approved, Alabama health officials foresee many deployment barriers to rural and impoverished areas, reports The Washington Post.

The average customer ratings for scented candles on Amazon fell in 2020, a trend that may correlate to Americans losing their loss of smell due to COVID-19, reports The Washington Post.

The Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association is pushing back against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's temporary ban on indoor dining with a lawsuit to reopen, while the state attorney general's office said the state's hospital system is on the brink of collapse…

In a recent press release, the Circle of Warmth campaign, an endeavor provided by the MiraMed Family of Companies, located in Jackson, Michigan, has begun their third year of partnership with the Empowerment Plan.

More than 98,600 U.S. COVID-19 patients were hospitalized Dec. 1, a record high, according to The COVID Tracking Project.