Leaders of the Henry Ford Health System held a news briefing Wednesday afternoon to provide an update on COVID and its impact on nursing.

Just last week, we asked: If you’re a health care worker, what are you seeing lately on the job?

The Klemmer family debuts a new Christmas rap ahead of the holiday season.

Michigan Medicine's Gifts of Art recognized by the National Organization of Arts in Health.

Employees of Beaumont Health will soon be required to get vaccinated for COVID-19, if they haven’t already.

Nurses at the McLaren Macomb general hospital have voted in favor of a strike one month before their union contract expires, officials announced Tuesday.

Lab technicians are often an unseen force in the fight against COVID-19.

Health care workers across the country can snag a free burrito from Chipotle, thanks to the restaurant’s latest initiative.

At least 25% of medical employees at U-M reported burnout during the pandemic.

For the first time in sports history, a Super Bowl team -- the Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- will play in their home stadium. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are facing off against the Kansas City Chiefs in the 55th Super Bowl this Sunday. Due to the coronavirus, attendance at the stadium is limited to 25,000 fans -- and 7,500 of them will be vaccinated health care workers. Among those frontline workers in attendance are two Metro Detroit doctors, Dr. Nadia Youseff and her husband Dr. Zafar Shamoon. The NFL sent three tickets to the Super Bowl in Tampa.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Dr. Payal Patel was among the first frontline workers at Michigan Medicine to get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 14. “Both times, I had a little bit of arm pain right where I got the vaccine. I thought maybe it might be worse this time but so far I felt pretty good,” she said. READ MORE:Patel said some of her colleagues have felt tired or experienced more arm pain. “People are doing well after they get it, so that we can see more and more people sharing the optimism about the vaccine.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – On its fresh journey throughout Michigan, some of the first doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine have reached the frontline workers who care for the men and woman protecting our nation’s freedom. On Wednesday, Dec. 16, employees at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System received their first round of coronavirus vaccines. Feels like it’s hopefully a turning point in all this.”VA Ann Arbor officials say the health care system has received 1,000 doses of Pfizer’s COVID vaccine so far. Of the first in line to receive the vaccine was nurse Scaff, who actually helped treat the very first COVID-19 patient back in March. VA Ann Arbor housekeeper Darris Deal also received the vaccine on Wednesday, but says he was apprehensive at first.

DETROIT – As the COVID-19 vaccine moves closer to becoming a reality, a campaign of what’s being called “contextual information” is being rolled out. The goal is to convince some reluctant health care workers to get in line for the vaccine when it’s available. While there are former presidents ready to roll up their sleeves to receive the COVID-19 vaccine when it’s released, not everyone is as prepared or willing. There was the Tuskegee Experiment in which black men were deliberately misled and untreated for syphilis for 40 years. Jewish children in Vienna were used as human guinea pigs for measles studies.

ANN ARBOR – The Michigan Marching Band performed the first digital show in its 123-year history on Saturday ahead of the Wolverines’ football game against Penn State. The band performed a variety of songs, including “Help!” by The Beatles, “Don’t Back Down” by Bruce Springsteen and “Amazing Grace.”Familiar voice and longtime Michigan Marching Band announcer Carl Grapentine appears throughout the performance. “I want to join the Michigan Marching band in thanking members of our medical community,” said Howard in the video. From musicians to flag team members, to cheerleaders and baton twirlers, the video features scores of the band’s members performing from their dorm rooms, permanent residences, front yards and on the band’s practicing grounds at Elbel Field. And it wouldn’t be a Michigan Band show if the drum major didn’t do that famous backbend on the field at the Big House.

As the U.S. settles deeper into the holiday season, so too is it settling into a dangerous trend of coronavirus spread. The cold winter months are pushing people indoors, where the airborne virus can spread easier than outdoors. He was referring to the country’s current battle with increased coronavirus spread. Pfizer formally requested an emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine on Nov. 20. Related: Details on when COVID-19 vaccine could be made public for useWhile it’s not totally clear who will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine and when, it is likely that school-aged children will be among the last groups in the U.S. to receive them.

ANN ARBOR – Michigan Medicine has partnered with about 100 of the country’s top health care systems urging Americans to mask up as COVID-19 cases reach record-breaking highs. Over the past two weeks, more than 900 medical workers at Mayo Clinic tested positive for COVID-19. The message reads:“As the top nationally-ranked hospitals, we know it’s tough that we all need to do our part and keep wearing masks. However now is exactly the wrong time to let up,” Marschall S. Runge, CEO of Michigan Medicine and dean of the U-M Medical School said in a statement. “But for now, we have to use the tools that we know work: wearing masks, staying socially distant and washing hands.

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden is set to hold a virtual roundtable event with frontline health care workers. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., and No. They included congresswoman-elect Nikema Williams, who won the Atlanta-area district represented by Democratic Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights champion, until his death in July. 1 and 2 House Democrats since 2003, while Clyburn rose to the No. To prevent lawmakers from crowding unsafely into one room, Democrats' leadership candidates were delivering remarks to scattered lawmakers using Zoom, the online meeting platform.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Utilizing its 32,000-square foot factory space, Ann Arbor T-Shirt Company has made 25,000 face shields to help the community combat the COVID-19 virus. Co-owner of Ann Arbor T-shirt Company Jerry Kozak said while the COVID-19 pandemic started to impact other businesses, his business was secure. At that point, it became kind of a weird survivors guilt-thing where we were doing well but were in Ann Arbor, and the students got sent home before graduation, Kozak said emphasizing the impacts the pandemic had on Ann Arbor. The mouthguard company didnt have space or manpower to make the extra face shields, but Ann Arbor T-shirt Company did. Ann Arbor T-shirt Company is at 505 S. Maple Rd.

FERNDALE, Mich. A Metro Detroit landscaping company is offering to mow the lawns of health care workers for free. As health care workers fight the coronavirus (COVID-19), Plowz and Mowz wants them to have one less thing to worry about at home. Eric Greenberg, of Ferndale, is one of many health care officials working around the clock to help those with COVID-19. He and his wife will have one less chore to worry about now, thanks to Plowz and Mowz. Plowz and Mowz is giving back to all front line heroes in Metro Detroit, with $60 off lawn care service.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Undergraduate students from the University of Michigan have been raising funds through the Blue Mask Initiative to buy KN-95 masks for front line healthcare workers at elder nursing homes. Created in May by University of Michigan students Adhavan Arivalagan and Akash Rau, the Blue Mask Initiative was started to help with the lack of personal protective equipment for staff members working with a vulnerable population. Blue Mask Initiative joined similar groups at other schools and community organizations, including Michigan State University, Northville High School and Detroit Country Day, to expand the reach of the initiative. According to OFarrell, the organization had over 80 student members who used their social networks to fundraise and raise awareness about the mask initiative. The Blue Mask Initiative campaign ended on May 31.

DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford Motor Company is beginning to ship powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs) to health care facilities across the U.S.With design and testing consultation from 3M, Ford designed and built PAPRs to help meet frontline workers’ need for personal protective equipment amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. MORE: Ford teams with 3M, GE, UAW to speed production of respirators, ventilators“Ford could not stand by while health care workers in this country placed their lives on the line to help others without even having proper protection,” said Jim Baumbick, Vice President of Ford Enterprise Product Line Management. Ford and 3M have developed the PAPRs over the last month with the approval from the CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, officials said. RELATED: Ford produces 10 million face shields for health care workersVirginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle is the first customer to receive the equipment. Ford has also produced reusable gowns, face shields and ventilators for health care workers amid the pandemic.

Right about now is a great time to say thank-you to all the health care workers and people keeping us safe during this novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic. pic.twitter.com/e7Z8aRCtMt — Starbucks Coffee (@Starbucks) March 26, 2020People who identify as frontline workers in the health care industry can get a free tall brewed coffee. UberUber Health will provide transportation for front-line health care workers, both to and from patients’ homes, as well as between health care facilities, according to this news release. “In Europe and Latin America, we are working with public authorities to offer rides for health care workers to hospitals and their homes. KFCThis deal is for health care workers and normal people alike: free delivery!