Stories tagged: "COVID"

Vaccine News People wait in their cars for a COVID-19 test at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison on November 24, 2020.
Vaccine News Are You in the Next Vaccine Priority Group? Here’s the New List.

Department of Health Services finalizes recommendations from a volunteer committee of medical experts.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring January 27, 2021 12:05 pm CST
Commentary Boxes containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the McKesson distribution center in Olive Branch, Mississippi. The federal government plans to distribute over the coming week a total of 7.9 million doses of vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer Inc. (Photo by Paul Sancya - Pool/Getty Images)
Commentary Eau Claire Columnist Reflects on Getting Vaccine While Suffering From ‘Survivor’s Guilt’

People age 65 and older among those added to the eligibility list.

Doug Mell Doug Mell January 26, 2021 12:05 pm CST
Opinion Andrea Palm, the former secretary-designee for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, discusses the coronavirus shortly after Gov. Tony Evers declares a public emergency on March 12, 2020. Palm has been picked by President Joe Biden to be the deputy secretary of his Health and Human Services administration. (Photo © Andy Manis)
Opinion OP-ED: We Need Andrea Palm and Xavier Becerra in Biden’s Health and Human Services

Milwaukee Alderwoman JoCasta Zamarripa urges Congress to approve Becerra to be Health and Human Services secretary.

JoCasta Zamarripa JoCasta Zamarripa January 25, 2021 10:16 am CST
Vaccine News Dana Hanson, assistant operations manager at Marshfield Medical Center-Eau Claire, preparing to administer COVID-19 vaccine
Vaccine News Next Vaccination Group Includes 65+, Educators, Prisoners, Food Service Workers

Committee’s recommendations still need DHS approval. Some groups will be at an employer’s discretion.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring January 21, 2021 3:22 pm CST
Vaccine Stories Kristi and Jeff Mecikalski
Vaccine Stories As She Grieves Her Father-in-Law, This Wisconsin Nurse Awaits Her Vaccine Dose

COVID-19 also sickened her husband, so Kristi Mecikalski is well aware of the value of getting immunized.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson January 20, 2021 10:08 am CST

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UWHealth employees Ann Sheely and Julia Burns care for COVID-19 patients. (Photo by John Maniaci UWHealth) Coronavirus This Week Marks One Year Since the Coronavirus First Came to Wisconsin
State Senate chambers at the Wisconsin state Capitol in Madison. (Photo by Christina Lieffring) Local Coverage Assembly Republicans Backtrack on COVID-19 Compromise Relief Bill
Darnisha Garbade Social Justice Burlington Mom Forced to Leave Town After Speaking Out About Racism in Local Schools
Boxes containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the McKesson distribution center in Olive Branch, Mississippi. The federal government plans to distribute over the coming week a total of 7.9 million doses of vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer Inc. (Photo by Paul Sancya - Pool/Getty Images) Commentary Eau Claire Columnist Reflects on Getting Vaccine While Suffering From ‘Survivor’s Guilt’
Coronavirus Dana Hanson, assistant operations manager at Marshfield Medical Center-Eau Claire, holds a vial of COVID-19 vaccine in preparation for giving out shots to fellow healthcare workers in the first group of recipients. (Photo courtesy of Marshfield Clinic.)
Coronavirus Supply Still Tight, but Seniors 65+ Will Be Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine Next Week

DHS asks for patience as Wisconsin’s weekly vaccine supply is still one-third of what the state should be getting.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski January 19, 2021 3:53 pm CST
Coronavirus New strain of COVID-19 reaches Wisconsin. (Getty Images)
Coronavirus Highly Contagious Coronavirus Variant Has Reached Wisconsin

The mutation makes the virus about 56% more transmissible, but not more deadly, English researchers found.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski January 13, 2021 12:27 pm CST