SSM Health began administering the COVID-19 vaccine to adults 65 and older Monday and announced it will open five additional clinic-based vaccination sites soon to facilitate the roll out, according to a release.
The Wisconsin Medical Society is opposing a Republican-authored resolution in the Legislature that would overturn the statewide mask mandate put in place by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Some states are cracking down on “vaccination migration” or allowing non-residents to receive a coronavirus vaccination in their state. Most recently Florida issued new rules on this but will Wisconsin follow?
University of Wisconsin- Madison has decided to convert their COVID-19 testing sites to drop-in testing only, following feedback from students, employees and the COVID-19 test site staff.
Healthcare professionals in Wisconsin say they have the staff and resources to carry out Biden’s request, the only thing they’re lacking is the vaccine itself.
The Rock Co. Health Dept. has set up a way for residents who qualified for the initial round of vaccinations, but have not received them yet, to set up an appoint to obtain their first dose.
There has been some frustration towards the slow rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. NBC15 is breaking down the numbers to see how the vaccination process is going in the NBC15 viewing area.
The Department of Health Services reported Thursday that the past 24 hours marked the single largest day of vaccinations yet, with 22,072 vaccine doses administered.
In order for the public to better understand case activity metrics across counties in Wisconsin, the Department of Health Services has improved features to those data visualizations on their COVID-19 dashboard.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services released preliminary data Wednesday that more than 45,000 Wisconsinites have completed their COVID-19 vaccination series.
The chairman of the Wisconsin Assembly Health Committee is proposing that the COVID-19 vaccine be available to the general public by mid-March, rather than June as state health officials estimate.
Just because someone isn’t a resident of Wisconsin, doesn’t necessarily mean that they can’t get a COVID-19 vaccine here, the state Department of Health Services noted Tuesday.
The Dept. of Health Services announced Tuesday that starting next week all adults over the 65 years old will be allowed to get the coronavirus vaccine.
Gov. Tony Evers officially issued the new executive orders, extending both the statewide mask mandate as well as the emergency order related to the coronavirus pandemic in general.
More local school districts are learning when and where their staff members can line up for the COVID-19 vaccine, including the Brodhead School District.The district has planned an early release day for January 27th, so that their educators will have the remainder of the day to get vaccinated.
Preliminary data shows that 40,130 Wisconsinites have are fully vaccinated now against COVID-19, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reports Tuesday.
One Wisconsin senator has already indicated she plans to support Dept. of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm’s nomination when it comes before the Upper Chamber.
New COVID-19 cases and deaths were reported at fairly low levels on Monday, but the seven-day rolling average for deaths due to COVID-19 is increasing.
