From the moment COVID-19 emerged in the United States, we have all been asked to make sacrifices to protect ourselves, our families and our neighbors from this terrible virus. At Ascension – and health systems everywhere – our caregivers have worked long hours on the front lines to care for those afflicted with the worst […]
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Dr. Michele Benoit-Wilson Talks the Delta Variant and the COVID-19 Vaccine
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Everybody is done with talking about COVID-19, but the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t over yet. With the arrival of the Delta variant, continued cases and an unvaccinated population, for the moment, COVID is here to stay. Dr. Michele Benoit-Wilson is an obstetrics and gynecology specialist based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Earlier this month, […]
COVID-19 Safety: How to Prepare Your Kids for Back to School
By Dena Vang Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, families and schools have worked tirelessly to create safe learning environments for students while also providing services such as school meals, extended daycare, extracurricular activities and social services. With the 2021–2022 school year upon us, schools are continuing to adjust policies and practices with the […]
COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots Rollout to Begin in Late September
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In January of this year, the COVID-19 vaccine rollout began and before the year is up, vaccine booster rollout will begin. Earlier this week, medical and health experts associated with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that the administration was planning to offer COVID-19 booster shots starting the week of […]
Skipping Out on The Second Dose Adds to The “Pandemic of The Unvaccinated”
The second wave of COVID-19 has been filled uncertainty and unpredictability of the virus itself. However, we’ve had plenty of opportunities to avoid preventable downfalls. The two-dose mRNA vaccines have been confirmed to be highly effective at preventing infection, illness, and hospitalization, even from the now prevalent Delta variant according to vaccine health officials pointing […]
CDC’s Masking Recommendations Return
Response to Slow the Recent COVID-19 Surge By Darryl Sellers As many Americans bask in hot temperatures that are consistently sweeping across the United States this summer, the COVID-19 front is creating its own rampant heat wave. The number of COVID-19 cases is rapidly on the rise after a promising start to summer when COVID […]
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Mask Up MKE: Yeah, I Said It!
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor In the last few weeks, my office has received requests to “do everything within your power to stop mask mandates.” The requests have not been limited to my constituents and they fluctuate between hostile and genuinely distressed. Often, I read them with a sense of sadness, regret and […]
Wedding Bliss: How to Say ‘I Do’ Safely This Summer
By Darryl Sellers It’s summer and, of course, the prime season for couples to tie the knot. For the moment, the more-than-one-year-long pandemic is finally winding down. With the ever-changing COVID-19 mandates and guidelines, brides and grooms are preparing their upcoming summer nuptials. They have important, pressing questions on their minds, including whether to mask […]
City’s Office of African American Affairs Awarded $4 Million to Fight COVID-19 and Improve Health Literacy Among Racial and Ethnic Minority and Vulnerable Communities
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) has announced an award of $4 million to the City of Milwaukee’s Office of African American Affairs as a part of a $250 million two-year initiative to identify and implement best practices for improving health literacy to enhance COVID-19 vaccination and […]
DHS Adds COVID-19 Vaccination Data to Existing Racial and Ethnic Disparities Dashboard
Data show higher case rates and lower vaccination rates among Wisconsin’s Black, Indigenous, and people of color The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced that the COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities page has been updated to include vaccination data in addition to existing data on COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths by group. The data […]
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