Ryan Westergaard

DHS Releases 2025 Statewide Vaccination Rate Data, Childhood Rates Continue Decline

Health officials sound alarm as number of children unprotected against preventable diseases increases

DHS Continues to Endorse Childhood Vaccine Recommendations of American Academy of Pediatrics

No changes will be made to vaccine recommendations that protect the health of Wisconsinites from preventable diseases, following best available scientific and safety data

DHS Continues to Recommend Hepatitis B Vaccine Dose within 24 Hours of Birth

Health officials reviewed safety and effectiveness of hepatitis B vaccine, issuing guidance to parents, clinicians

DHS Continues to Recommend the Covid-19 Vaccine for All Wisconsinites 6 Months and Older

Statewide medical order makes it easier for Wisconsinites to get the vaccine

DHS Continues to Make COVID-19 Treatment Easily Available as Cases Climb

Free COVID-19 treatment telehealth services extended through April to quickly connect Wisconsinites to care

DHS Confirms Pediatric Influenza-Associated Death in Wisconsin

Encourages everyone six months and older to get the influenza (flu) vaccine

DHS Expands Monkeypox Vaccine Eligibility Criteria for Wisconsinites

DHS encourages all eligible Wisconsinites to get vaccinated

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services Identifies the First Case of Monkeypox in a Wisconsin Resident

Risk to the general public remains low

19 Precautions Before, During, and After Spring Break Travels

A few simple steps will help keep people safe and protect others

DHS Urges Public Health Practices to Keep Kids Safe and in School

Asks parents and guardians to take action as Omicron cases increase

DHS Recommends COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose for everyone 16 and older

DHS supports the FDA authorization and CDC recommendation to provide a Pfizer booster dose for 16- and 17-year-olds

DHS Recommends COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose for Anyone 18 and Older

DHS supports the FDA authorization, CDC recommendations

Wisconsin to Offer COVID-19 Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Booster Doses

DHS supports CDC recommendation to expand eligibility for COVID-19 booster shots

DHS Provides Update on Measles Cases in Wisconsin

Risk of measles transmission in surrounding communities remains low

Wisconsin to Offer COVID-19 Pfizer Vaccine Booster Doses

DHS supports the FDA authorization, CDC recommendation to provide Pfizer booster doses to certain populations

DHS Urges Wisconsinites to Mask Up and Follow Public Health Practices Ahead of Labor Day Weekend

7-day average of COVID-19 cases is the highest it has been in more than 6 months

Wisconsin to Offer Additional COVID-19 Vaccine Dose to People Who Are Immunocompromised

DHS supports FDA, ACIP recommendations of additional dose of mRNA vaccine to people who are moderately to severely immunocompromised

Wisconsin Launches “Our Doctors” Multimedia Campaign

Features local doctors from across the state endorsing the COVID-19 vaccines

State Health Agency Finds Cases of Adult and Congenital Syphilis Spiking in Wisconsin

Pregnant people in six Wisconsin counties should be screened for syphilis at least twice during pregnancy

Wisconsin DHS Pauses Administration of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine

Vaccinators instructed to stop administering Johnson & Johnson vaccine

DHS Releases New COVID-19 Variant Trackers

Updates include tracking newly classified variants of concern and displaying information by HERC region

DHS and Laboratory Partners Confirm a Third Variant Strain of SARS-CoV-2 in Wisconsin

DHS confirms variant P.1 and an additional case of variant B.1.351

DHS and Laboratory Partners Identify Second Case of Variant Strain B.1.1.7 of SARS-CoV-2 in Wisconsin

DHS and Laboratory Partners Identify Variant Strain B.1.1.7 of SARS-CoV-2 in Wisconsin

Gov. Evers Declares New Public Health Emergency Due to Campus Outbreaks, Issues New Face Coverings Order

Gov. Evers Issues Executive Order Declaring Public Health Emergency and Requiring Face Coverings Statewide

Evers Administration Seeks to Save Lives, Stop Republican Lawsuit

COVID-19: Safer at Home is Working

Keep up the good work, Wisconsin!