Health

County Targeting Vulnerable ZIP Codes for Vaccine

County Targeting Vulnerable ZIP Codes for Vaccine

County is working to get seniors 65 and older from 53204 and 53206 vaccinated.

Evers Proposes COVID-19 Child Care Aid

Evers Proposes COVID-19 Child Care Aid

Spending $132 million in federal funds for this requires GOP legislators' approval.

WI Daily: 677 New COVID-19 Cases
WI Daily

677 New COVID-19 Cases

DHS reports 12 COVID-19 deaths.

MKE County: COVID-19 No Longer Declining in Milwaukee
MKE County

COVID-19 No Longer Declining in Milwaukee

Transmission rate rises slightly even as deaths down and many getting vaccinated.

WI Daily: 539 New COVID-19 Cases
WI Daily

539 New COVID-19 Cases

DHS reports 18 COVID-19 deaths.

Op Ed: We Need Climate Protected Health Systems
Op Ed

We Need Climate Protected Health Systems

Problems in Texas, other states, show how extreme weather events can shut down or overwhelm hospitals.

City Aims To Vaccinate Every Educator In Two Weeks

City Aims To Vaccinate Every Educator In Two Weeks

City health department, Children's Wisconsin and Medical College will partner in effort.

City Hires Private Firm To Track COVID-19 Violations

City Hires Private Firm To Track COVID-19 Violations

Company responds on nights, weekends to complaints of businesses violating city orders.

Racine Prison Quarantines Entire Housing Unit

Racine Prison Quarantines Entire Housing Unit

130 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19.

WI Daily: 324 New COVID-19 Cases
WI Daily

324 New COVID-19 Cases

DHS reports 28 COVID-19 deaths.

34 Vaccine Doses Spoil at Wisconsin Center

34 Vaccine Doses Spoil at Wisconsin Center

Miscommunication causes loss, as city rushed to contact unscheduled recipients.

8.7% of State Now Fully Vaccinated

8.7% of State Now Fully Vaccinated

Next phase underway. Nation's addition of Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine will speed up efforts.