The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is pausing distribution of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. The move comes after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration raised concerns that the Johnson and Johnson vaccine may be linked to blood clots. But, those blood clots only occurred in […]
Navigating the vaccine red tape
According to the state’s Department of Health Services, more than 2.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered here in Wisconsin. Just under 16% of Wisconsinites, or about 920,000 people, have received all doses of the vaccine. The state continues to track a steady increase in the daily number of doses administered — as eligibility […]
Dane County Loosens COVID Restrictions
Image from cromaconeptovisual on Pixabay. Local health officials announced new COVID-19 guidelines and issued a new emergency order today. “Among other things, indoor gatherings in which food and drink are provided, are increasing to a max of 150 people,” said Janel Heinrich, the director of Public Health Madison and Dane County, when she announced the […]
Republican lawmakers move to block vaccines to state’s prisoners
In the past year, COVID-19 has infected more than half of Wisconsin’s overall inmate population, and the infection rate in correctional facilities is five times higher than the state average. That’s according to a recent analysis from investigative outlet Wisconsin Watch. Protesters and advocacy groups have spent months pushing Wisconsin’s lawmakers to address the crisis. […]
Wisconsin Supreme Court considers Dane County school order
Today, Wisconsin’s seven-member Supreme Court considered oral arguments in three cases challenging Dane County’s decision halting in-person education. The Court combined the cases into a single action since all three are seeking the same end — to permanently overturn the school closure section of Public Health Madison Dane County’s Emergency Order #9. They already got […]
Wisconsin DHS releases names of nursing homes affected by COVID-19
Yesterday, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services released the names of nursing homes that have had a case of COVID-19. Thirty eight across the state are under active investigation, which means at least one resident or staff member has tested positive for COVID-19 in the past four weeks. After that four week period, an investigation […]
