The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) recommends the COVID-19 Vaccine for Everyone Age 6 Months and Older. This recommendation is based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendation that children ages 6 months through 5 years old, should be vaccinated against COVID-19. Children within this age group are now able to […]
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Ballot drop boxes cause for lawsuits in Racine, Kenosha
RACINE AND KENOSHA – The Cities of Racine and Kenosha are among five Wisconsin cities sued this week by a conservative law firm over the use of absentee ballot drop boxes. The Thomas More Society of Chicago, on behalf of individual residents from Racine, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Madison and Kenosha, filed separate lawsuits on Wednesday […]
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COVID-19 vaccine boosters now recommended for those ages 5 and older
Children ages 5 to 11 years old are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine boosters. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) supports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendation that children in this age group should receive booster vaccines. Boosters should be given five months after their initial Pfizer-BioNTech (Pfizer) COVID-19 vaccination series. […]
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COVID-19 Community Levels ‘high’ for Racine, Kenosha, 5 other counties; mask recommendation made by DHS
MADISON – As of May 12, the COVID-19 Community Levels in Racine, Kenosha and five other counties in Wisconsin have been flagged as high. Due to the rising cases, DHS is encouraging residents living in the following counties to wear masks while in public indoor spaces: Barron, Kenosha, La Crosse, Monroe, Racine, Rusk, and Vernon. […]
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2022 Racine Founders Rotary Post Prom Motorcade Lineup
The 2022 Racine Founders Rotary Post Prom will take place once again at the Racine County Fairgrounds located at 19805 Durand Ave. in Union Grove. The event will take place on May 21, 2022. According to the Racine Founders Rotary Club, this location has been selected due to COVID-19 and to ensure that students have […]
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After Two Years Virtual, Jehovah’s Witnesses Meet In-Person Again
All congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide resumed holding in-person meetings during the week of April 1. For Corinne Baum of Grafton, Wisconsin, the return to in-person meetings was comforting. “The minute I stepped through the door,” she said, “I felt I was coming home.” One of Baum’s favorite things about being back to in-person meetings […]
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COVID-19 Tests Now Covered by Medicare
As of April 4, Medicare will now cover over-the-counter COVID-19 tests for those participating in certain Medicare programs. Medicare will cover eight over-the-counter COVID-19 tests each calendar month for enrollees. There is no cost to those enrolled. This coverage will continue until the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) ends, according to medicare.gov. Those enrolled in […]
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Racine Memorial Day Parade Planned After 2-Year Absence
RACINE – Plans are underway to stage Racine’s Memorial Day parade for the first time since 2019. The march, organized by Racine Area Veterans Inc. (RAVI), was not held for the past two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The parade is planned for Monday, May 30, said Matt Gorbaty, parade organizer for RAVI. The […]
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Analysis: States scramble to address health care worker shortage
by Michael Ollove, Wisconsin ExaminerMarch 28, 2022 Last week, top Hawaii officials received an urgent warning: If they didn’t act, the state would lose the services of hundreds of health care workers who have been essential in confronting the COVID-19 pandemic. The state had not extended a waiver of licensing requirements that had been in […]
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Spring Break Travels: Take COVID-19 Precautions Before, During, and After Says DHS
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is encouraging Wisconsinites planning or returning from spring break travels to take simple public health precautions to prevent illness against COVID-19. COVID-19 case infections are decreased and declining at this time. However, students and other travelers may still become infected or spread COVID-19 to others. After returning home […]
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State Awards $8 Million Legal Aid Grant
MADISON – Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday announced an $8 million legal aid grant to support Wisconsinites who need legal assistance to help recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The money, through the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), will be used to fund civil legal aid organizations statewide and build the Wisconsin Law Help website, […]
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Help For Homeowners Program Offers Aid With Taxes, Bills
RACINE AND KENOSHA – Assistance through the Wisconsin Help for Homeowners program is available to homeowners who have experienced financial hardship resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Wisconsin Help for Homeowners has $92.7 million in federal funds available to assist state residents who have experienced a COVID-19 related financial hardship since Jan. 21, 2020. Eligible homeowners […]
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36,000 Pokes Later: Regency Mall COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Marks One-Year Anniversary
RACINE – Thursday marked the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Regency Mall, 5538 Durand Ave. The clinic is funded through the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and operated by AMI Expeditionary Healthcare. It was established to help ensure the Racine County community had consistent and equitable access to the COVID-19 vaccines. “Our […]
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CDC Recommends 4th COVID-19 Vaccine for Immunocompromised
COVID-19 infection risk is greater for those who are moderately or severely immunocompromised. Therefore, the CDC now recommends a 4th COVID-19 Vaccine dose (or a second booster) for immunocompromised individuals. Those who are 12 years old and or older with moderately-to-severely-weakened immune systems should receive a total of four doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. These guidelines […]
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Pressure ramps up to halt Trump-era policy that expels migrants at the border
by Ariana Figueroa, Wisconsin ExaminerMarch 14, 2022 WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats and immigration advocates are pushing the White House to end a controversial Trump-era policy enacted during the pandemic that allowed U.S. officials to expel migrants and asylum seekers at the border. “I continue to be disappointed, deeply disappointed, in the administration’s response,” Senate Majority […]