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 […]
Dane County faces new legal challenge over recent public health orders...
The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, a conservative legal group, announced today a new legal challenge against Dane county’s public health department. It’s the third time the group – better known as WILL – has challenged a COVID-19 emergency order issued by Public Health Madison Dane County (PHMDC), and its director, Janel Heinrich. WILL […]
As local COVID cases drop, PHMDC issues new guidance
At noon today, Public Health Madison Dane County issued Emergency Order #11, loosening emergency provisions enacted last month. The new order comes as Dane County has seen a steady drop in confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past month. PHMDC recorded a 73% confirmed case decrease from November 13th to December 11th. As of last Friday, […]
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 […]
“We might have just gotten unlucky:” UW-Madison Chancellor Reb...
Last Wednesday, after mounting pressure from county leadership and spiking COVID-19 case rates, UW-Madison moved all classes online until September 25th and quarantined two dorms through September 23rd. The quarantined dorms, Witte and Sellery, are two of UW-Madison’s largest residential facilities. Just before quarantining, Witte reported a ten percent positivity rate for COVID-19 among residents, […]
Epic employees concerned over orders to return to campus
Some employees at Epic, the Verona-based medical record manufacturer, have continued working at the company’s campus during the pandemic. Most employees have been working from home. But not for much longer, after Epic CEO and founder Judy Faulkner announced the company will bring back employees in stages, beginning next Monday. The phased reopening plan will […]
