<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>I just received a new shipment of COVID tests from MDHHS after filling out this form:</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><a href="https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=h3D71Xc3rUKWaoku9HIl0ZGHyz3HKppAusICATcUVNlUQ1FOVkY5TDlPUUlCMTA1N1dIQ0kzVUxJViQlQCN0PWcu&wdLOR=c982333A2-833B-499B-B1A0-77E1F79A5E27">https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=h3D71Xc3rUKWaoku9HIl0ZGHyz3HKppAusICATcUVNlUQ1FOVkY5TDlPUUlCMTA1N1dIQ0kzVUxJViQlQCN0PWcu&wdLOR=c982333A2-833B-499B-B1A0-77E1F79A5E27</a><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>regards,</div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__SIG_PRE__">Nicole Kessler<br>Library Director<br>Lincoln Park Public Library<br>313-381-3233</div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker="__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"Michlib-l" <michlib-l@mcls.org><br><b>To: </b>"Clare Membiela, MDE" <MembielaC@michigan.gov><br><b>Cc: </b>"Rachel Smith (Roseville Public Library)" <rsmith@roseville-mi.gov>, "Michlib-l" <michlib-l@mcls.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, January 4, 2024 1:43:28 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Michlib-l] COVID and Respiratory Illnesses increasing in MI<br></div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div dir="ltr">We are starting to run low on our Covid test kits that were sent to us in the fall. Does anyone know if the state is planning on sending out more?<div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Mary Gallup<div>Director</div><div>Clinton Township Public Library</div><div>100 Brown St. Clinton MI 49236</div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 4, 2024 at 1:40 PM Membiela, Clare (MDE) via Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb( 204 , 204 , 204 );padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg5891977711778067197">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt">Thanks Rachel! </span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'segoe ui emoji' , sans-serif">😊</span><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Clare D. Membiela, MLS, J.D.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library Law Consultant<u></u><u></u></p>
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any fixed star in our constitutional constellation,it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion</span></i><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:'edwardian script itc';color:black">…</span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:'freestyle script';color:black">.”</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'fairwater script';color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">West Va. Bd. Of Ed. V. Barnette,
</span><span style="font-size:12pt">319 U.S., at 642<span style="color:rgb( 14 , 86 , 141 )">.</span></span><i><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Rachel Smith (Roseville Public Library) <<a href="mailto:rsmith@roseville-mi.gov" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">rsmith@roseville-mi.gov</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 4, 2024 1:35 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>; Membiela, Clare (MDE) <<a href="mailto:MembielaC@michigan.gov" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">MembielaC@michigan.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: COVID and Respiratory Illnesses increasing in MI<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">In terms of COVID levels and risk assessment, the<b> CDC's Wastewater Surveillance Monitoring</b> website (link further down) will give you a more accurate look at COVID levels in the Nation, Region,
& State. The <b>CDC Respirator Illnesses</b> page that Clare just shared uses hospital admissions as its metric for COVID levels, whereas Wastewater Surveillance is actively testing all wastewater that comes through the treatment sites. It is a more accurate
look at all currently active COVID cases (even if they don't show symptoms, haven't tested themselves for COVID, or have not gone to the hospital for symptoms - remember that asymptomatic cases account for almost half of all infections).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span class="m_5891977711778067197contentpasted2"><span style="font-size:12pt">A community-level perspective on what diseases are circulating locally</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;background:repeat white;margin-bottom:0.4rem">
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<span class="m_5891977711778067197contentpasted2"><span style="font-size:12pt">Data for communities where patients aren’t always able to get tested for infectious diseases.</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
<p style="background:repeat white;margin-bottom:1rem"><span class="m_5891977711778067197contentpasted2"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">State and local health officials track a variety of data and put this information together to understand the local situation and decide how
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<p class="m_5891977711778067197xelementtoproof1" style="background:repeat white"><span class="m_5891977711778067197contentpasted2"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">CDC’s National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) collects, analyses, and shares data on multiple viruses and bacteria in wastewater,
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Wastewater Viral Activity Level is a calculated measure that allows us to aggregate wastewater sample data to get state/territorial, regional, and national levels and see trends over time. <b>Most simply, the value associated with the Wastewater Viral Activity
Level is the number of standard deviations above the baseline, transformed to the linear scale.</b> The current Wastewater Viral Activity Level for each state and territory is categorized into minimal, low, moderate, high, or very high as follows: a Wastewater
Viral Activity Level less than 1.5 is categorized as minimal, greater than 1.5 and up to 3 is low, greater than 3 and up to 4.5 is moderate, greater than 4.5 and up to 8 is high, and greater than 8 is very high.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:'segoe ui' , sans-serif;color:rgb( 36 , 36 , 36 )"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:repeat white"><span class="m_5891977711778067197contentpasted2"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Nationwide, we are currently at <b>11 - Very High</b>. Which is the highest it has been since January 2023.</span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:'segoe ui' , sans-serif;color:rgb( 36 , 36 , 36 )"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org</a>> on behalf of Membiela, Clare (MDE) via Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 4, 2024 12:05 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Michlib-l] COVID and Respiratory Illnesses increasing in MI</span>
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<p class="m_5891977711778067197xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14pt">Hello and Happy New Year!</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="m_5891977711778067197xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14pt">Just a reminder that Respiratory illnesses are on the rise, including COVID, FLU and RSV.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_5891977711778067197xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14pt">Many counties in MI are now at moderate levels of infection from one or more of these viruses.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_5891977711778067197xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14pt">Libraries are encouraged to review their county’s status and other resources available for identifying and mitigating these illnesses at
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cdc.gov_respiratory-2Dviruses_index.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=CccU1jf1JZ0oSlCgfQ5dva6ZQ3mx6sGY8tXNeGxt4zA&m=ifgXvVzBzIOjpQAApDt1FKK0-fvMkr98uWvSbcnmA5wS7ybOvV2tTCDnKG0gjA09&s=WoQNZeRIZZgDmKfwF61HkHRuW5iRG8UG3amdAbLEmEU&e=" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/index.html</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="m_5891977711778067197xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14pt">Take care and be well!</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_5891977711778067197xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14pt">Clare</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="m_5891977711778067197xmsonormal">Clare D. Membiela, MLS, J.D.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_5891977711778067197xmsonormal">Library Law Consultant<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_5891977711778067197xmsonormal">Library of Michigan<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="m_5891977711778067197xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">The research and resources above are for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. You should contact your attorney to obtain advice with respect to any particular
issue or problem.</span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_5891977711778067197xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'timesnewromanpsmt' , serif;color:black">“</span><i><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:'edwardian script itc';color:black">If
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'edwardian script itc';color:black">there</span></i><i><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:'edwardian script itc';color:black"> is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation,it is that no
official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion</span></i><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:'edwardian script itc';color:black">…</span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:'freestyle script';color:black">.”</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'fairwater script';color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">West Va. Bd. Of Ed. V. Barnette,
</span><span style="font-size:12pt">319 U.S., at 642<span style="color:rgb( 14 , 86 , 141 )">.</span></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="m_5891977711778067197xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14pt">The Michigan School Meals program allows for all public school students, grades Pre-K to 12, to eat breakfast and lunch for free. Learn
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