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U.S. Passes 20 Million Cases as New Year Begins: Virus Update Bloomberg 1/2/2021 Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- India will make vaccines free nationwide, Thailand’s capital will close entertainment venues and Hong Kong plans to roll out inoculations in February as authorities in Asia try to suppress recent outbreaks. Sydney has mandated masks in many indoor settings as the pandemic shows no signs of slowing down in 2021. Tokyo’s governor is urging Japan to declare a state o...

U.S. Passes 20 Million Cases as New Year Begins: Virus Update Bloomberg 1/2/2021 Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- India will make vaccines free nationwide, Thailand’s capital will close entertainment venues and Hong Kong plans to roll out inoculations in February as authorities in Asia try to suppress recent outbreaks. Sydney has mandated masks in many indoor settings as the pandemic shows no signs of slowing down in 2021. Tokyo’s governor is urging Japan to declare a state o...

Department of Health Services’ data tracker reports progress immunizing people against COVID-19. By Henry Redman - Dec 30th, 2020 12:03 pm //end headline wrapper ?> Vaccination. (Pixabay License) The Wisconsin Department of Health Services launched a data tracker Tuesday to report the progress of the state’s efforts to immunize people against COVID-19 across the state. The dashboard tracks how many vaccine doses have been allocated to Wisconsin by the feder...

Barron County reported 112 new cases of COVID-19 over the holiday week, Dec. 22 to Tuesday, Dec. 29. As of Dec. 29, there were 164 active cases. It was a marked drop from 242 new cases reported from Dec. 15–22 and the 254 active cases as reported on Dec. 22. There were fewer tests overall, with just 339 total tests. The week prior had 541 total tests. This week’s percent positive rate to total tests was 33 percent. Last week it was 44.7 percent and 34 percent for the week prior. Vacci...

“Dear PoPville, Wanted to pass this along. I am a health care provider who works in private practice (not with COVID patients but in close contact with people all day) and I was wondering how we would be notified of the vaccine availability since we aren’t affiliated with a large health care system. A former coworker of mine was in Giant today and randomly asked the pharmacist for info and got this today! Want to pass along to all health care providers who aren’t affiliated with the big h...

MADISON, Wis. (WKBT) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Monday announced the start of on-site vaccinations at skilled nursing facilities as part of the pharmacy partnership program for long-term care. The private-public partnership pairs eligible long-term care facilities with Walgreens or CVS to provide free, on-site COVID-19 vaccinations for residents and staff. The pharmacies will provide complete vaccine management for...

State overseeing 2,800 doses per day to health care workers and long-term care residents. By Graham Kilmer - Dec 29th, 2020 09:37 am //end headline wrapper ?> Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee Madison has been selected as the hub for regional vaccine distribution. Photo of by John Maniaci, UW Health. Wisconsin residents started receiving COVID-19 vaccinations two weeks ago, and as of Monday, 39,501 doses have been administered. Given the c...

Pharmacy Distribution Program, On-Site Vaccinations Begin for Long-Term Care 1205972800 On Monday, the office of Governor Tony Evers announced the launch of the state’s Pharmacy Distribution Program, as well as the beginning of on-site COVID-19 vaccinations at long-term nursing facilities within the state. The program is part of a public-private partnership between the federal government and major pharmacy retailers, including CVS and Walgreens. With the state’s distribution program, ...

By Casey Nelson A Prevea front line healthcare worker receives a COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo: Prevea Health) MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The Wisconsin Department of Health Services launched its new COVID-19 vaccine data page. The page, launched Tuesday, will show vaccine allocation, shipment and administration numbers. DHS plans to update these numbers at 2 p.m. every Tuesday. “We are committed to providing the public with timely COVID-19 vaccine information,” said DHS Secr...

By Abby Schinderle Dec 29, 2020 6:04 PM MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services launched a new COVID-19 vaccine data page on Tuesday morning. The page displays data such as summary metrics for allocation, shipment, and total vaccine administered, as well as a graph that displays the number of vaccines administered each day. “We are committed to providing the public with timely COVID-19 vaccine information,” DHS Secretary-designee Andrea Palm said. “Even thou...