When a picture speaks a thousand words.......

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The scene is far from unique: across Michigan and the country, people are protesting the mitigation measures health and safety experts say will help stymie the ongoing generational health crisis.

All the while, the pandemic rages on. The indicators of an impending surge have risen drastically: Case rates in Michigan are up more than 1,000% since June 22, the day Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration rolled back the remaining statewide pandemic orders. The test positivity rate is up more than 600% over the same time frame, according to a review of state data.

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“I just don't know how we got to this point — how this ridiculous thing, a simple mask on someone's face, has become so divisive and political,” said Davidson, who lives in Ottawa County and has children in a local school system. ............(more)

https://www.freep.com/story/news/health/2021/08/29/michigan-pandemic-protests-rage-covid-19-poised-surge/5599726001/