Category: Vaccines

Lawmakers block meningitis, chickenpox requirements for students

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 10, 2023 | DHS, Education, Population Health, Prescription Drugs, Public Health, Top Stories, Vaccines | 0 |

Republican lawmakers have shut down a Department of Health Services rule mandating meningitis vaccines and chickenpox disclosures from a healthcare professional for K-12 students.

GOP lawmakers question COVID-19 response at hearing over meningitis shot requirement

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 8, 2023 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Top Stories, Vaccines | 0 |

Republican lawmakers questioned health officials on the state’s COVID-19 response Tuesday as they seek to suspend a rule requiring seventh graders to receive the meningitis vaccine and a booster in 12th grade.

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CDC recommends public indoor masking in Barron, Rusk counties

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 6, 2023 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Population Health, Public Health, Top Stories, Vaccines | 0 |

Federal health officials recommend public indoor masking in Barron and Rusk counties in northwestern Wisconsin due to high COVID-19 community levels.

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Lawmakers to hold public hearing on new vaccine requirements

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 28, 2023 | Top Stories, Vaccines | 0 |

The head of a legislative committee charged with reviewing administrative rules wants to suspend a new policy that, in part, requires seventh graders to receive the meningitis vaccine and 12th graders to receive a booster shot.

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Sen. Johnson seeks to bar federal dollars for providers that deny care over COVID-19 vaccination status

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 16, 2023 | Coronavirus, Top Stories, Vaccines | 0 |

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and nine other GOP senators have introduced a bill that would bar healthcare facilities from receiving federal funds if they deny care to patients based on their COVID-19 vaccination status.

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