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CDC’s Masking Recommendations Return

August 21, 2021

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 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Center for Disease Control, COVID-19, COVID-19 Delta Variant, Darryl Sellers, Face Masks

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES

Mask Up MKE: Yeah, I Said It!

July 31, 2021

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 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: COVID-19, Face Masks, Legislatively Speaking, Lena C. Taylor

From a Side Hustle to a Business to a Company Tiffany Miller is Scaling Up

February 27, 2021

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Being an entrepreneur is not for the faint of heart. To make a business succeed, it requires hard work, determination, sweat, luck, gumption and an entrepreneurial spirit that can’t be put into words. When the City of Milwaukee Health Department commissioned entrepreneur Tiffany Miller to make 36,000 face masks for its mask […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ana Martinez-Ortiz, Black Women Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Face Masks, Fly Blooms, Tiffany Miller

Face Masks Save Lives

February 6, 2021

By John R. Raymond, Sr., MD President and CEO of the Medical College of Wisconsin: From a public health perspective, the decision to terminate Gov. Evers’ Emergency Order comes at a tenuous time for us, with our national vaccine rollout just beginning to ramp up, and with more contagious COVID-19 variants spreading across the globe. […]

Popular Interests In This Article: COVID-19, Face Masks, John R. Raymond Sr.

Local Man Inspired to Create Blue Hats for Democrats

October 24, 2020

By Hayley Crandall After noticing people proudly wearing the bright red “Make America Great Again” baseball hats, Guy Fiorita realized they were so much more than just hats – they symbolized a team. “It just made me realize that he [Donald Trump] put it on to like send out a signal, ‘This is our team, […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Face Masks, Guy Fiorita, Hayley Crandall, True Blue American Apparel

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

August 1, 2020

Gov. Tony Evers today declared a Public Health Emergency and issued an Emergency Order requiring individuals to wear face coverings when indoors and not in a private residence, with some exceptions as clarified and defined in the order. The order is effective at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, and will expire on Monday, […]

Popular Interests In This Article: COVID-19, Executive Orders, Face Mask Mandates, Face Masks, Public Health Emergencies, Tony Evers

Let’s Keep Our Neighbors and Community Safe

July 25, 2020

By Bernie Sherry Ministry Market Executive, Ascension Wisconsin Senior Vice President, Ascension The emergence of the novel coronavirus early this year presented the world with an unprecedented challenge. Not since the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 have, we faced such a daunting public health crisis. By late February, it was clear our healthcare system, government […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ascension Wisconsin, Bernie Sherry, COVID-19, Face Masks, Social Distancing, Washing Hands

How to get Kids to Wear a Mask

July 25, 2020

By Christen McAlpine-Tesfai Pediatrician, Good Hope Pediatrics With mask mandates in place in a lot of communities, parents may need a little help getting kids to jump on board, but with these tips and tricks, your child should be ready to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Mask recommendations for kids According to the American […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Childrens Health, Childrens Hospital, Christen McAlpine-Tesfai, Face Masks

‘I Don’t Wear it for Me, I Wear it for You’: Why it’s Important to Mask Up

July 18, 2020

By Bridget Fogarty Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Although wearing a face mask was a new concept for many when the coronavirus began to spread in March, it didn’t faze community […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Andrea Rodriguez, Bridget Fogarty, COVID-19, Dr. Joyce Sanchez, Face Masks

Calling in Black: Self Care through a Culturally Specific Lens

May 9, 2020

By Dr. Reba Peoples We’ve all heard the old adage that black people have to work twice as hard to be seen as half as good. The sad truth is that, thanks to a host of structural and systemic factors that make us more vulnerable to chronic disease, black people also have to work twice […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Dr. Reba Peoples, Face Masks, Self Care

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