Whitmer issues directive encouraging COVID vaccination, insurance coverage
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued a directive calling for encouraging COVID-19 vaccinations and for insurance plans to cover the vaccinations.
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Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit, where she gets news content on the website and sent to mobile devices. Prior to taking this role, she held digital producer roles at NEWSnet's Metro Detroit studio and with the Gannett/USA Today network, handling website content on behalf of several Michigan newspapers. Much of her journalism career was at The Monroe News in Michigan, where her roles included digital producer, reporter, podcast host, personal finance columnist and radio news anchor through a local media partnership. She was also a reporter at three newspapers in Ohio. Paula earned her journalism degree from the University of South Carolina.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued a directive calling for encouraging COVID-19 vaccinations and for insurance plans to cover the vaccinations.
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