Staying safe after Spring travel

Receiving the vaccine as soon as possible will help protect you and your communities from COVID-19, but the virus and its variants are still a threat to Michiganders.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has resources available for families who have traveled for Spring Break and are returning home.

Get a test when you get home

There are pop-up testing sites across the state that are available to those who traveled away from home during Spring Break, whether it was across the state, out of state or out of the country. The tests are free and results are quick. A full database of test locations that includes airports, welcome centers, schools and churches is available. Travelers can sort by return date and find out where they can go for a test and the site’s hours of operation. 

Michiganders should also continue to wear a mask over their nose and mouth in public settings, avoid crowds and maintain social distancing of at least six feet from anyone they did not travel with. It is also suggested that they carry hand sanitizer of at least 60% alcohol in case washing their hands with soap and water is not readily available. For more travel tips, visit Michigan.gov/coronavirus.  

Additionally, it is recommended that those who travel get tested three to five days after their trip and stay home and self-quarantine during this time period. If you don’t get tested, stay home and self-quarantine for 10 days after travel. 

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Use MI Symptoms

MI Symptoms is a free tool which helps employers, schools, and other organizations across Michigan easily comply with symptom screening requirements while keeping their organizations safe. Employees, students, and members take daily online surveys on what symptoms they’re experiencing, and administrators can instantly check if any individuals are at-risk for COVID-19 as well as download organization symptom survey result reports. As of last month, more than three million submissions have been entered. Get started at misymptomapp.state.mi.us.

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Sign up for a vaccine appointment

• Check the website of your local health department or hospital to find out their process or for registration forms (map of local health departments); 
• Check additional vaccination sites, such as local pharmacies like Meijer, RiteAid, Kroger, CVS, Walmart (Mid/Central and Northern MI) or Snyder Drugs (U.P. residents);
• To register for the West Michigan Vaccine Clinic at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids go to West Michigan Vaccine Clinic (spectrumhealth.org).
• To register for the Regional Community Vaccination Site at Ford Field in Detroit go to https://clinic.meijer.com/register/CL2021 or text EndCOVID to 75049.
• Residents who don't have access to the internet or who need assistance navigating the vaccine scheduling process can call the COVID-19 Hotline at 888-535-6136 (press 1) Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.