For the Mining Gazette HOUGHTON — The Upper Peninsula had one of its deadliest COVID-19 weeks in months, with Baraga County accounting for two of the 13 fatalities blamed on the virus since Jan. 17, according to state health data. The region also had three confirmed virus-related deaths in ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a simplified approach for future vaccination efforts, allowing most adults and children to get a once-a-year shot to protect against the ...

HOUGHTON — State data Tuesday showed area COVID-19 activity declining in the region since Jan. 10. Houghton County had seven confirmed positives reported, six fewer than the previous week, according to figures posted Tuesday on the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services ...

HOUGHTON — State data Tuesday showed a new death in Houghton County blamed on COVID-19. Virus activity also rose slightly in Houghton County since Dec. 20, with 13 confirmed positives reported, up four from the previous week, according to figures posted Tuesday on the Michigan Department of ...

A British historian, an Italian archaeologist and an American preschool teacher have never met in person, but they share a prominent pandemic bond. Plagued by eerily similar symptoms, the three women are credited with describing, naming and helping bring long COVID into the public’s ...

For The Mining Gazette HOUGHTON — State COVID-19 data Tuesday showed virus activity dropped in Houghton County in the past week while remaining at low levels in Baraga and Keweenaw counties. Houghton County had only nine confirmed positives since Dec. 13, a dozen fewer cases than a week ...