MADISON – With influenza (flu) cases on the rise in Wisconsin and nationally, the state Department of Health Services (DHS) urges residents to get their flu vaccinations right away. The most recent data compiled by the DHS shows that Wisconsin is among 43 states reporting high levels of flu activity. Influenza (flu) is spreading throughout […]
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State’s First MIS-C Death Confirmed
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) on Friday confirmed the state’s first death from multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a rare but serious condition associated with COVID-19. The child lived in Southeastern Wisconsin and was under 10 years old. No further patient information is being disclosed out of respect to the […]
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COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic to be Held at Burlington High School
A COVID-19 vaccination clinic has been added in Burlington on Wednesday, June 9, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Burlington High School, 400 McCanna Parkway. First doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be available to anyone ages 12 or older, regardless of health insurance status. Children ages 12-17 must be accompanied by a parent […]
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Kenosha County COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Update
Kenosha County Public Health’s COVID-19 Community Vaccination Clinics are now able to offer clients the opportunity to choose which of the three vaccine varieties they wish to receive, Health Officer Dr. Jen Freiheit announced on Wednesday. This comes as the county is preparing to move to the next phase of its vaccine rollout, ending mass […]
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‘We’re not given the option to get vaccinated’: Advocates work to narrow racial and ethnic disparities in Wisconsin
By Bram Sable-SmithWPR/Wisconsin Watch Barbara felt ecstatic in January when a Wisconsin Department of Health Services letter confirmed that she and her parents were eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations. The 28-year-old education student lives with her parents in Milwaukee. All three share caretaking duties for Barbara’s young child, who is on the autism spectrum. That unpaid […]
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Racine County COVID-19 vaccination clinic planned
RACINE COUNTY – Racine County is among four additional locations that will have community-based COVID-19 vaccination clinics. The sites, which also include La Crosse and Marathon counties and a clinic split between Douglas and Barron counties, were announced Tuesday by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS). The new clinics, to be operated by AMI […]