Sean Kirkby, Author at Wisconsin Health News

Wisconsin to get fewer doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine than expected

Dec 21, 2020 | Coronavirus, Top Stories |

Gov. Tony Evers on Friday called on the federal government to allocate more Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to Wisconsin, after the state was notified it’d be receiving fewer than expected.

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Contact tracing efforts still strained

Dec 21, 2020 | Coronavirus, Top Stories |

Public health departments’ contact tracing efforts are still stressed by a high number of COVID-19 cases, but they aren’t as overwhelmed as they were when cases peaked last month, health officials said last week.

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Sanfelippo to chair Assembly health committee

Dec 21, 2020 | Legislature, Top Stories |

Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, R-New Berlin, will return as chair of the Assembly Committee on Health next legislative session, according to a Friday statement. Rep. Rob Summerfield, R-Bloomer, will be the committee’s vice-chair.

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DHS: 3,235 new COVID-19 cases, 60 more deaths

Dec 18, 2020 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Top Stories |

Health officials reported 3,235 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, for a total of 451,676.

Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs capacity limits order

Dec 18, 2020 | Coronavirus, Top Stories |

The Wisconsin Supreme Court considered Thursday whether Gov. Tony Evers’ administration has the power to limit indoor public gatherings to fight the spread of COVID-19.

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Outgoing CEO Queram reflects on Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality’s work

Dec 18, 2020 | Coronavirus, On The Record, Top Stories |

Chris Queram, who’s led the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality for more than 15 years, will step aside from the organization at the end of the year.

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New app to aid contact tracing efforts

Dec 18, 2020 | Coronavirus, Top Stories |

A mobile app to help notify people if they’ve been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 will go live next week.

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DHS: 1,010 COVID-19 vaccines administered in Wisconsin

Dec 17, 2020 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Top Stories |

There were 1,010 COVID-19 vaccines administered to healthcare workers across 45 counties by the end of Wednesday, Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm told reporters Thursday.