As today, March 1, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announces the following groups eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine (in priority order): • Frontline health care personnel • Residents of long-term care • Police and fire personnel, correctional staff • Adults age 65 and older • Education and child care staff • Individuals enrolled […]
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Government, community and faith-based leaders join forces to champion the fight against COVID-19
By Darryl Sellers The new year has brought with it, more daunting challenges in the African American community’s fight against COVID-19. More transmissible variants of the coronavirus which have emerged are swiftly sweeping their way across the United States. This latest trend in the almost year-long pandemic is especially troubling for Black people who are […]
Covid-19 Vaccination: Take It Or Leave It?
By Patricia O’Flynn Pattillo Publisher: Milwaukee Community Journal I, like millions of seniors, have been keeping tabs on the distribution of the new COVID-19 vaccines. We see videos of people sleeping overnight to be first in line for the vaccine, and of nursing home staff administering the shot to their patients. Admittedly, I was hesitant […]
Wisconsin COVID-19 Vaccine Registry Launching March 1
Pilot Locations Will Begin Testing Software February 22 The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is launching a new service March 1 that will help connect individuals people with available vaccine. The Wisconsin COVID-19 Vaccine Registry will provide a central place let people know where and when they can they can get vaccinated,and let them […]
COVID-19 Vaccine Town Hall Meeting Separates Myths From Facts
By Karen Stokes The Milwaukee Health Department hosted a COVID-19 vaccine virtual town hall meeting Wednesday night. The panelists included: Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett; Marlaina Jackson, MPA, interim commissioner of City of Milwaukee Health Department; Julia Means, a registered nurse at Ascension Health – St. Mary’s and City of MKE Board of Health members; and […]
New COVID-19 Vaccine Data Dashboard
Displays metrics for vaccines administered to Wisconsin residents The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has released a new data dashboard on the COVID-19 vaccine data page. The new dashboard is designed to help give a comprehensive overview of COVID-19 vaccine administration in Wisconsin. It consolidates previous visualizations regarding vaccine series completion and administration data […]
Federal Retail Pharmacy Program Launches as Wisconsin Vaccination Rollout Reaches Major Milestones
Select Walgreens locations support underserved communities This week marks the launch of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program which is a collaborative effort between the federal government and state health officials to provide free COVID-19 vaccinations at participating pharmacies. While these locations will initially have limited capacity to vaccinate, this program will play a critical role […]
Wisconsin Receives FEMA Aid for Vaccine Distribution Support
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Wisconsin is receiving $47 million in federal funding to help cover the costs of the state’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency also known as FEMA announced the aid distribution on Sunday, Jan. 31. “FEMA is committed to expanding COVID-19 vaccination efforts across the country,” […]
Face Masks Save Lives
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. […]
Covid-19 Vaccine: An International Triumph
By Roland A. Pattillo, MD, FACOG (retired) The spread of viruses and bacteria is something we experience throughout our lives. From the common cold to more serious health issues like HIV/AIDS and Ebola, we fear mass transmission. In 2020, this fear became very real with COVID-19. But today, there is hope. Others of my era […]
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