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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Thanks Lynn! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Clare<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Clare D. Membiela, MLS, J.D.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Library Law Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="mailto:MembielaC@michigan.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">MembielaC@michigan.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">517-335-8132<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">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.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">“</span><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Edwardian Script ITC";color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">If
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Edwardian Script ITC";color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">there</span></i><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Edwardian Script ITC";color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> 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:18.0pt;font-family:"Edwardian Script ITC";color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">…</span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Freestyle Script";color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">.”</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Fairwater Script";color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">West Va. Bd. Of Ed. V. Barnette,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">319 U.S., at 642<span style="color:#0E568D">.</span></span><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">The Michigan School Meals program allows for all public school students, grades Pre-K to 12, to eat breakfast and lunch for free. Learn
<a href="https://www.michigan.gov/mde/services/food/michigan-school-meals">more</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> bieszkal@libcoop.net <bieszkal@libcoop.net> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 5, 2024 3:56 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Lisa Waskin <lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Membiela, Clare (MDE) <MembielaC@michigan.gov>; Mary Gallup <director@clinton.lib.mi.us>; Rachel Smith (Roseville Public Library) <rsmith@roseville-mi.gov>; michlib-l@mcls.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Michlib-l] COVID and Respiratory Illnesses increasing in MI<o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"sans-serif 10pt",serif;color:black">CAUTION: This is an External email. Please send suspicious emails to
<a href="mailto:abuse@michigan.gov"><span style="font-weight:normal">abuse@michigan.gov</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">We originally received three boxes as well which we split between our four branches. I sent an email yesterday about needing more and received the following reply:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Good morning,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">You can request OTC test kits through this form:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=h3D71Xc3rUKWaoku9HIl0ZGHyz3HKppAusICATcUVNlUQ1FOVkY5TDlPUUlCMTA1N1dIQ0kzVUxJViQlQCN0PWcu" target="_blank">Michigan COVID-19 Over-the-Counter
Test Request Form</a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Requests can be made once a month through this same link. Thank you.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Respectfully,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">COVID-19 Testing Collection and Coordination Team</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Michigan Department of Health and Human Services | Public Health Administration</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Lynn Bieszka<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Warren Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Branch Librarian Supervisor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">On 01.04.2024 10:53 AM, Lisa Waskin via Michlib-l wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">We have requested and received more tests at SDL. They only sent one big box this time instead of three like before.
I think each box contains around 200 test. The local Walgreens is charging $26 a kit now, so we are having trouble keeping up with the demand up here in the UP as well. I can ask my manager at Bayliss how to order them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Lisa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia Pro Cond",serif">Lisa Waskin, District Director</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia Pro Cond",serif"><a href="mailto:lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">lwaskin@superiordistrictlibrary.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">On Behalf Of </span></strong>Membiela, Clare (MDE) via Michlib-l<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Sent:</span></strong> Thursday, January 4, 2024 1:46 PM<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">To:</span></strong> Mary Gallup <<a href="mailto:director@clinton.lib.mi.us">director@clinton.lib.mi.us</a>><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Cc:</span></strong> Rachel Smith (Roseville Public Library) <<a href="mailto:rsmith@roseville-mi.gov">rsmith@roseville-mi.gov</a>>;
<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Subject:</span></strong> Re: [Michlib-l] COVID and Respiratory Illnesses increasing in MI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">I will find out!
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">However, you could encourage patrons to obtain free tests and information on free testing at</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.hhs.gov/coronavirus/testing/index.html" target="_blank">https://www.hhs.gov/coronavirus/testing/index.html</a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">People can obtain up to 8 free tests.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Clare</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">"</span><em><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Edwardian Script ITC";color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">If
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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></em><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Edwardian Script ITC";color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">...</span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Freestyle Script";color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">."</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Fairwater Script";color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">West Va. Bd. Of Ed. V. Barnette,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">319 U.S., at 642<span style="color:#0E568D">.</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Pre-K to 12, to eat breakfast and lunch for free. Learn <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/mde/services/food/michigan-school-meals" target="_blank">
more</a>.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">From:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> Mary Gallup <<a href="mailto:director@clinton.lib.mi.us">director@clinton.lib.mi.us</a>>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Sent:</span></strong> Thursday, January 4, 2024 1:43 PM<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">To:</span></strong> Membiela, Clare (MDE) <<a href="mailto:MembielaC@michigan.gov">MembielaC@michigan.gov</a>><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Cc:</span></strong> Rachel Smith (Roseville Public Library) <<a href="mailto:rsmith@roseville-mi.gov">rsmith@roseville-mi.gov</a>>;
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Subject:</span></strong> Re: [Michlib-l] COVID and Respiratory Illnesses increasing in MI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">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
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">On Thu, Jan 4, 2024 at 1:40 PM Membiela, Clare (MDE) via Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Thanks Rachel!
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😊</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Clare</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Clare D. Membiela, MLS, J.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Library Law Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">517-335-8132<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">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></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT",serif;color:black">"</span><em><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Edwardian Script ITC";color:black">If
</span></em><em><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Edwardian Script ITC";color:black">there</span></em><em><span style="font-size:18.0pt;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></em><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Edwardian Script ITC";color:black">...</span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Freestyle Script";color:black">."</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Fairwater Script";color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">West Va. Bd. Of Ed. V. Barnette,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">319 U.S., at 642<span style="color:#0E568D">.</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The Michigan School Meals program allows for all public school students, grades Pre-K to 12, to eat breakfast and
lunch for free. Learn <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/mde/services/food/michigan-school-meals" target="_blank">
more</a>.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">From:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> Rachel Smith (Roseville
Public Library) <<a href="mailto:rsmith@roseville-mi.gov">rsmith@roseville-mi.gov</a>>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Sent:</span></strong> Thursday, January 4, 2024 1:35 PM<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">To:</span></strong> <a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">
michlib-l@mcls.org</a>; Membiela, Clare (MDE) <<a href="mailto:MembielaC@michigan.gov">MembielaC@michigan.gov</a>><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Subject:</span></strong> Re: COVID and Respiratory Illnesses increasing in MI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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CDC's Wastewater Surveillance Monitoring</span></strong> website (link further down) will give you a more accurate look at COVID levels in the Nation, Region, & State. The
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">CDC Respirator Illnesses</span></strong> 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).</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Very High</span></strong> (also keeping in mind we do not have post-holiday numbers yet). </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="m5891977711778067197xelementtoproof"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The CDC recently updated and re-released
Wastewater Tracking Data for COVID-19 cases. This is considered the most effective way to trace levels of COVID within communities, as it is not dependent on people having access to and taking PCR tests and it can detect asymptomatic & pre-symptomatic COVID
cases.</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">
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<span class="m5891977711778067197contentpasted2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Wastewater data can provide: </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="m5891977711778067197contentpasted2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">A community-level perspective on what diseases are circulating locally</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white;margin-bottom:0.4rem">
<span class="m5891977711778067197contentpasted2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">An early warning that levels of infections are increasing or decreasing in a community</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white;margin-bottom:0.4rem">
<span class="m5891977711778067197contentpasted2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">An efficient, easy approach that doesn't require visiting a doctor or getting tested for an infectious disease</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<span class="m5891977711778067197contentpasted2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Data for communities where patients aren't always able to get tested for infectious diseases.</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="background:white;margin-bottom:1rem"><span class="m5891977711778067197contentpasted2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;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 to best respond to prevent disease spread. Public health officials watch for sustained increasing levels of specific viruses or bacteria in wastewater and use these data to alert clinicians, hospitals, and the
community so that they can quickly take appropriate action to safeguard people's health.</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m5891977711778067197xelementtoproof1" style="background:white"><span class="m5891977711778067197contentpasted2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">CDC's National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) collects,
analyses, and shares data on multiple viruses and bacteria in wastewater, including SARS-CoV-2 and mpox. NWSS updates the data weekly and makes data available on wastewater data dashboards.</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">This data can allow people to make the most informed decisions about infection risks.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Here's how to read the numbers in the data chart:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">About the Wastewater Viral Activity Level: </span></strong><span class="m5891977711778067197contentpasted2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">The
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. </span></span><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">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.</span></strong><span class="m5891977711778067197contentpasted2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> 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:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Easy Reference:</span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0C882A"><1.5 - Minimal</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0F5C1A">1.5-3 - Low</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#DCBE22">3-4.5 - Moderate</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#C82613">4.5-8 - High</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#570606">>8 - Very High</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="m5891977711778067197contentpasted2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Nationwide, we are currently at </span></span><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">11
- Very High</span></strong><span class="m5891977711778067197contentpasted2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">. Which is the highest it has been since January 2023.</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/COVID19-nationaltrend.html" target="_blank">https://www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/COVID19-nationaltrend.html</a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="m5891977711778067197contentpasted2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">In Michigan, we are currently at </span></span><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">12
- Very High</span></strong><span class="m5891977711778067197contentpasted2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">. Which is the highest it has been since almost exactly a year ago, December 2022.</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Michigan in the dropdown menu)</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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great COVID tracking site, which pulls from CDC's wastewater data and a few other sources: <a href="https://iowacovid19tracker.org/" target="_blank">https://iowacovid19tracker.org/</a></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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2024), for a total of about 100 million COVID cases (or 1 in every 3 people will be infected) throughout this wave. We have not seen this level of widespread infection since the first Omicron wave.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Sent:</span></strong> Thursday, January 4, 2024 12:05 PM<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Subject:</span></strong> [Michlib-l] COVID and Respiratory Illnesses increasing in MI</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
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<p class="m5891977711778067197xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Hello and Happy New Year!</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="m5891977711778067197xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Just a reminder that Respiratory illnesses are on the rise, including COVID, FLU and RSV.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m5891977711778067197xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Many counties in MI are now at moderate levels of infection from one or more of these viruses.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m5891977711778067197xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Libraries are encouraged to review their county's status and other resources available for identifying and mitigating these illnesses at
<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/index.html" target="_blank">https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/index.html</a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="m5891977711778067197xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Take care and be well!</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m5891977711778067197xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Clare</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="m5891977711778067197xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Clare D. Membiela, MLS, J.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m5891977711778067197xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Library Law Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m5891977711778067197xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m5891977711778067197xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:MembielaC@michigan.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">MembielaC@michigan.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="m5891977711778067197xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">517-335-8132<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="m5891977711778067197xmsonormal"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">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></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion</span></em><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Edwardian Script ITC";color:black">...</span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Freestyle Script";color:black">."</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Fairwater Script";color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">West Va. Bd. Of Ed. V. Barnette,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">319 U.S., at 642<span style="color:#0E568D">.</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://www.michigan.gov/mde/services/food/michigan-school-meals" target="_blank">
more</a>.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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