Wisconsin’s average of new coronavirus cases per day is continuing to climb, according to the latest data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
The rationale behind getting a booster shot is what health experts call “waning immunity.” With waning immunity, “it doesn’t mean that the vaccine is not working at all,” Dr. Ashok Rai, president and CEO of Prevea Health, emphasized. “But when it comes to mild infection, we’re starting to see over six months time some waning immunity."
70% of Wisconsin adults have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. State health officials are also making booster shots available to all adults with only a couple of conditions.
Green Bay’s Leonardo da Vinci school will temporarily close Friday, Nov. 19 due to the number of students and staff who have tested positive for COVID-19, are symptomatic or need to quarantine.
According to a letter sent to families by the district, a clinic will offer the Pfizer vaccine at the Wilson Elementary School gymnasium as part of a collaboration with Prevea Health.
A genetic link to a higher risk of dying from COVID-19 (and better treatment), the best combinations of COVID-19 vaccines and boosters, and 5 minutes doing this makes disposable face masks as good as new.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services released its side-by-side comparison of cases, hospitalizations and deaths in October among people who were fully vaccinated and those who weren’t fully vaccinated.
Questions about how harmful the transmission of COVID-19 could be from deer were initially raised after an August U.S. Department of Agriculture study found coronavirus antibodies in deer across four states: Illinois, Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania.
While COVID-19 testing sites aren’t new, the site at the Grand Meridian in Appleton is, because it’s specifically for staff and students of the Appleton Area School District.
Titletown remains buzzing today with talk of Aaron Rodgers and his vaccination status after he tested positive for COVID-19. Today, November 4, head coach Matt LaFleur said he spoke to Rodgers and that he is doing well.
Wisconsin may have added another 2,779 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, however the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reports the state reached a vaccine milestone for adults.
A Brown County judge has denied a temporary injunction against the Unified School District of De Pere in a lawsuit challenging COVID-19 quarantine policy.
If the FDA and CDC approve Pfizer’s vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11, it would make an additional 28 million people eligible for protection against COVID-19.
More than 3.2 million Wisconsinites are now fully vaccinated. Bucking a recent decline, Wisconsin saw increases in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths reported to the state health department Tuesday.
The latest data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) shows the seven-day average of new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are continuing to trend downward, however the seven-day average for deaths is rising.
A new study at UW School of Medicine and Public Health. Cade is one of 100 local children participating in a study aimed at getting K-12 students who have medical complexities back to in-person school safely.
