Michigan Policast for Monday, April 19, 2021

* Michigan COVID-19 updates

* Voter suppression in Michigan

* American Jobs Plan and Senator Curtis Hertel on federal funds waiting on Michigan

* Political notes

* Transcript

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* Segment one: Michigan COVID-19 updates

* Segment two: Voter suppression in Michigan

* Segment three: American Jobs Plan and Senator Curtis Hertel on federal funds waiting on Michigan

* Segment four: Political notes

* Transcript

* Comments

Michigan COVID-19 updates

“This variant seems to me like a whole new pandemic because it is more virulent, it is highly contagious and it causes serious illness,” said Dr. Teena Chopra, a professor of Infectious diseases at Detroit's Wayne State University Medical School. ~Source

* ‘A mask shouldn’t have a political party,’ says GOP leader who thinks he caught COVID-19 at Republican meeting – mlive.com

* Michigan hospitals near COVID capacity as expert warns of ‘new pandemic'

* CDC Identifies Small Group of Covid-19 Infections Among Fully Vaccinated Patients – WSJ

* Blood Clots More Likely After Covid-19 Than After Vaccination, Study Finds – WSJ

* Bridge Michigan coronavirus dashboard

* MDHHS COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard

* West Michigan Republicans test positive for COVID-19 after meeting in Portage

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