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Media contact: AG Press FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 AG Nessel Issues Alert Following Facebook Post Claiming to be Official Department Information LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is clarifying a Facebook post circulating online that claims to be from the office is not from the Department of Attorney General. The post was shared...

517-599-2746 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, March 17, 2022 AG Nessel Shares Scam Warning as Gov. Whitmer, DIFS Announce Auto Refund Checks LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is providing important consumer protection reminders as auto insurers issue $400 per-vehicle refunds to eligible Michigan policyholders. “These refund checks come at a time when many Michiganders...

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, January 24, 2022 Gov. Whitmer, AG Nessel Highlight New Internet Affordability Program from FCC LANSING – Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel want consumers to know about a new federal program supporting affordable internet access. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, January 14, 2022 Attorney General Nessel Works to Stop International Scam Calls LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to put in place measures that will help stem the tide of foreign-based illegal robocalls that attempt to scam Americans. “Illegal robocalls continue to plague consumers...

What We Know about Omicron CDC has been collaborating with global public health and industry partners to learn about Omicron, as we continue to monitor its course. We don’t yet know how easily it spreads, the severity of illness it causes, or how well available vaccines and medications work against it. Spread The Omicron variant...

December 6, 2021 This message includes updates on the COVID-19 response from CDC. The COVID-19 Outbreak is a rapidly evolving situation and information will be updated as it becomes available. Omicron Variant On November 26, 2021, the World Health Organization classified a new COVID-19 variant as a variant of concern and named it Omicron. As of December...

Press Release ________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 29, 2021 CONTACT: Bob Wheaton, 517-281-1701, wheatonb@michigan.gov COVID-19 Omicron variant illustrates importance of getting vaccinated, including booster doses, wearing masks, other mitigation strategies MDHHS is monitoring to identify any presence in Michigan, but has not yet detected new variant LANSING, Mich. – While the COVID-19 Omicron variant has...

Media Statement For Immediate Release: Friday, November 19, 2021 Contact: Media Relations (404) 639-3286 Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) expanded recommendations for booster shots to include all adults ages 18 years and older who received a Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine at least six months after...

Media contact: Lynsey Mukomel 517-599-2746 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 AG Nessel Recognizes Utility Scam Awareness Day, Shares Ingredients of Impersonation Tactics LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reissuing consumer alerts focused on impersonation scams as today, Nov. 17, marks Utility Scam Awareness Day. Nessel’s Utility Imposter Scams Consumer Alert educates...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 26, 2021 CONTACT: Bob Wheaton, 517-281-1701, wheatonb@michigan.gov MDHHS gains approval of federal dollars to remove lead from homes in Benton Harbor Bottled water distribution continues with announcement of upcoming schedule LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) today received approval to allocate existing federal funds toward...

Media Contact: Lynsey Mukomel 517-599-2746 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, August 17, 2021 AG Nessel Reissues Ransomware Consumer Alert as Federal Website Focuses on Threat, Awareness LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reissuing a consumer alert in response to a new, organized effort to combat ransomware. Recently, the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency...

For immediate release: July 20, 2021 Media contact: Jennifer Holton, 517-284-5724 Consumer Advisory: MDARD Issues Stop-Use Order for Purella Hand Sanitizers LANSING, MI – Today, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) issued a Stop-Use and Stop-Removal Order for Purella brand hand sanitizer after finding the products do not protect the public and...