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DHS: 49.2 percent of Wisconsinites get first COVID-19 vaccine shot

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 16, 2021 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Top Stories | 0 |

More than 49 percent of Wisconsinites have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and over 44 percent have completed their vaccination series.

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Kaul asks U.S. Supreme Court to uphold CDC’s eviction moratorium

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 15, 2021 | Coronavirus, Top Stories | 0 |

Attorney General Josh Kaul is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to support a federal prohibition on evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19 hospitalizations drop

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 15, 2021 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Top Stories | 0 |

The number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Wisconsin continues to decline.

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More than 11 percent of participants in UW survey have COVID-19 antibodies

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 15, 2021 | Coronavirus, Top Stories | 0 |

More than 11 percent of participants in the final wave of a University of Wisconsin survey had a positive COVID-19 antibody test due to prior infection, according to a recent statement.

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DHS starts ramping down community COVID-19 vaccination clinics

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 14, 2021 | Coronavirus, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services’ six COVID-19 vaccination clinics started winding down their operations on Monday.

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More than 49 percent of Wisconsinites receive COVID-19 vaccine

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 14, 2021 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Top Stories | 0 |

More than 49 percent of Wisconsinites have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

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YouTube suspends Sen. Ron Johnson for COVID-19 claims

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 14, 2021 | Coronavirus, Top Stories | 0 |

YouTube suspended Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., on Friday for seven days and removed video of him making claims about drugs to treat COVID-19 that are disputed by medical experts.

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Supreme Court rules local health officers can’t close schools to control disease outbreaks

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 11, 2021 | Coronavirus, Top Stories | 0 |

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday morning that local health officers do not have the power to close schools to control outbreaks of infectious disease.

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Racial, ethnic disparities persist in COVID-19 vaccine rates

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 11, 2021 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Top Stories | 0 |

Racial and ethnic disparities continue to persist with COVID-19 vaccination rates, per data updated Thursday.

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Wisconsin likely to hit 70 percent of adults with COVID-19 vaccine dose after July 4

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 9, 2021 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin won’t have 70 percent of its adult population inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine by July 4, the date that President Joe Biden set as a goal for the nation to hit that threshold, a top state health official predicted Tuesday.

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Marquette University requires students to get vaccinated for COVID-19

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 8, 2021 | Coronavirus, Education, Top Stories | 0 |

Marquette University, Wisconsin’s largest private university, will require that students get vaccinated against COVID-19 for the upcoming school year.

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