Today on Stateside, mass vaccination sites are opening in Michigan’s largest cities as the state races against another spike in COVID-19 cases. Also, we check in with two public health officials about the challenges of reaching herd immunity. Plus, the history of sea shanties sung by Black sailors on the Great Lakes.
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From Grand Rapids to Detroit, mass vaccination sites speed up pace of shots
- Dustin Dwyer is a Michigan Radio reporter based in Grand Rapids.
- Sarah Cwiek is a Michigan Radio reporter based in Detroit.
The forgotten sea shanties of Black Great Lakes sailors
- Jillian Reese is a curator of exhibits at the Michigan History Center.
- This conversation originally aired February 5, 2021.
Public health officials across the state race to stem COVID spike with more vaccines
- Dr. Annette Mercatante is the medical health officer for the St. Clair County Health Department.
- Dr. Adam London is the administrative health officer for the Kent County Health Department.
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