Swabs from the UP being sent to a downstate lab "RIGHT NOW IT'S low risk, but in the long run, we're pretty sure it's going to find its way up here." The words of Dr. Kevin Piggott, the medical director of the Marquette County Health Department, referring to the spread of COVID-19, the coronavirus that's spreading ... Continue Reading
Should Marquette County Residents Be Worried About the Coronavirus?
SHORT ANSWER: NO, at least not yet. There have been no cases reported in the Upper Peninsula or in Michigan. And in the United States, the only cases reported so far have shown a direct connection to China. However, a new case was reported just yesterday (Thursday) in which the source of the virus has not been determined ... Continue Reading
Shingles Vaccine Still Scarce
IT'S SOMETHING ALL of us over fifty are supposed to get...and yet most of us can't. Not in Marquette County, or elsewhere in the U.S. The new shingles vaccine, Shingrix--a series of two shots--is remarkably effective in preventing the painful disease, but the pharmaceutical company producing the vaccine can't make it ... Continue Reading