Stories tagged: "Julie Willems Van Dijk"

Vaccine News A healthcare worker holds a Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at Memorial Healthcare System, in Miramar, Florida on December 14, 2020. - The United States kicked off a mass vaccination drive Monday hoping to turn the tide on the world's biggest coronavirus outbreak, as the country's death toll neared a staggering 300,000. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)
Vaccine News Wisconsin Officials to Feds: We Need More COVID-19 Vaccines ASAP

Effort to vaccinate more people more quickly hindered by supply, DHS says.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson January 11, 2021 4:14 pm CST
Coronavirus Chestina Schubert raises her hand as she becomes the first person at University Hospital to be vaccinated on Dec. 17. Herd immunity, or vaccinating 70% of state residents, will not be likely by fall unless the federal government increasing vaccine allocation to Wisconsin. (Photo provided by UW Health)
Coronavirus Wisconsin Will Not Meet Herd Immunity by Fall Without More Vaccine Doses

DHS says federal government needs to double or triple the amount of weekly doses it is shipping or 70% of residents will not be vaccinated by the fall.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski January 7, 2021 3:55 pm CST
Coronavirus Jacob Luttropp, a registered nurse at Marshfield Medical Center-Eau Claire who works directly with COVID-19 patients, became the first healthcare worker there to receive a vaccine to protect against the virus on Dec. 18. (Julian Emerson photo).
Coronavirus Rural Wisconsin Is Already Getting COVID-19 Vaccine, and a Second Type Is on the Way

Moderna vaccine won’t need super-cold storage, but Pfizer’s is also getting distributed statewide despite Republican politicians’ stated concerns.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson December 18, 2020 2:54 pm CST
Coronavirus Wisconsin National Guard members Sgt. John Clark, left, and Spc. Madeline Westrick gather samples at a drive-up COVID-19 testing site near Baraboo on April 29. The guard continues to play a key role by running free testing sites across the state as cases surge. (Photo © Andy Manis)
Coronavirus Health Officials Are Concerned Not Enough People Are Getting Tested for COVID

Once vaccinated, individuals need to continue taking precautions as it will take several months to distribute the vaccine.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring December 8, 2020 4:02 pm CST
Politics Wisconsin National Guard members Sgt. Nathaniel Nyquist, left, Sgt. John Clark and Spc. Madeline Westrick gather samples at a drive-up COVID-19 testing site near Baraboo on April 29. (Photo © Andy Manis)
Politics Wisconsin Increasing Free COVID Testing Sites from Three to 74 as Cases Surge

Free sites will be staffed by Wisconsin National Guard, located in 56 counties, seven tribal nations.

Jessica VanEgeren Jessica VanEgeren October 29, 2020 2:59 pm CDT

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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
(Shutterstock image) Vaccine News Mobile Vaccination Units Are Getting Deployed Across Wisconsin
Kristi and Jeff Mecikalski Vaccine Stories As She Grieves Her Father-in-Law, This Wisconsin Nurse Awaits Her Vaccine Dose
This 7-year-old's Virtual Lemonade Stand Raised Enough Money to Feed 600 Families for a Week Our Wisconsin WI Girl’s Virtual Lemonade Stand Will Be Highlighted in Inauguration Special About Giving
Coronavirus Wisconsin Needs to Hire 1,000 Contact Tracers. It Got 4,500 Applications.
Coronavirus Wisconsin to Hire 1,000 Contact Tracers from 4,500 Applicants

‘Testing without tracing is ineffective,’ say health care officials.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson May 13, 2020 3:46 pm CDT