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The Washtenaw County Health Department Is Expanding …

The Washtenaw County Health Department Is Expanding Its COVID-19 Vaccination Program. The CDC's latest data indicates that the entire state of Michigan is now considered high risk for COVID transmission and infection. Locally, the number of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are trending upward. WEMU's David Fair was joined by Washtenaw County

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Washtenaw County's Community Health Assessment …

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130 million Americans routinely breathe unhealthy air, …

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Issues Of The Environment: Washtenaw County …

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EMU's 'Building a Community of Caring' initiative aims to …

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WHO asks China for more information about rise in …

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Issues of the Environment: Ann Arbor is updating its plan …

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Supreme Court to examine a federal-state conflict over emergency

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Washtenaw County Health Department relaunches drug abuse …

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New Program In Washtenaw County Aims To Help The Homeless …

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Sheriff Clayton defends use of Washtenaw County's Public Safety …

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Lost voice cuts Grand Rapids speech short for the first lady

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Supreme Court looks at Idaho abortion ban when a woman's …

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Senate sends Reproductive Health Act bills to governor

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