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Published 4 hours ago • Updated 4 hours ago What to Know A duo from New Jersey is facing charges for their alleged involvement in the theft of more than $250,000 and personal identifying information from at least 50 people, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutors Office. Shemar Rogers and Tariah Darby, both 22 and of New Brunswick, were arrested Tuesday. Through the course of the ongoing months-long investigation, additional arrests were made. A duo from New Jersey is facing charges...

Vaccine brings new hope to Wisconsin long-term care facilities Vaccine brings new hope to Wisconsin long-term care facilities A new report shows COVID-19 cases in nursing homes across the country have decreased 82 percent since December 20th, 2020 MILWAUKEE - New data point to a dramatic decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths at long-term care facilities. Residents and staff were among the first groups to begin receiving the COVID-19 vaccine in Wisconsin. Officials say 155,000 shot...

Northeast Wisconsin vaccine clinics are not seeing enough dosage supply to meet the demand Northeast Wisconsin vaccine clinics say they arent receiving enough supply to meet the demand. According to the Wisconsin Hospital Association, the state is only taking in around 70,000 doses a week. and last updated 2021-01-29 19:30:16-05 WAUSHARA COUNTY, Wis. (NBC26) -- There are nearly 700,000 Wisconsinites aged 65 and older who are now eligible to receive the Covid vaccine. And the phones at local cli...

With the focus on Phase 1A soon shifting to assisted living facilities, the state will need to bank 140,000 doses of its total allocation.

Wisconsin will be one of the last states in the country to activate the federal program for vaccinating people who live and work in assisted living.

Residents and workers at all Wisconsin nursing homes expected to get first round of COVID-19 vaccine by end of month Share Last updated on January 7th, 2021 at 05:21 pm The effort to get the first COVID-19 vaccine dose to the residents and workers in Wisconsin’s 360 nursing facilities is on track to be completed by the end of the month, according to a long-term care industry leader. The vaccination program, which launched last week in Wisconsin as part of a federal partnership with Walgreens ...

Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two pharmacy chains have launched a massive effort Monday to inject tens of thousands of Wisconsin nursing home residents and workers with a COVID-19 vaccine, offering a sliver of hope to a population devastated by the runaway disease. CVS Health and Walgreens teams started visiting homes and inoculating residents and staff with the Moderna vaccine Monday morning, said Rick Abrams, president and CEO of the Wisconsin Health Care Association/Wisconsin Cente...