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DHS launches COVID-19 vaccine distribution data page MADISON, Wis. (CBS 58) – The Wisconsin Department of Heath Services is launching its new COVID-19 vaccine data page. The page includes information on allocation, shipment and total vaccines administered. DHS plans to update the numbers every Tuesday at 2 p.m. “We are committed to providing the public with timely COVID-19 vaccine information,” said DHS Secretary-designee Andrea Palm said in a statement. “Even though we’re in the earl...

  The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) launched its new COVID-19 vaccine data page this morning. Data shown includes summary metrics for allocation, shipment, and total vaccine administered, as well as a graph displaying the number of vaccinations administered per day. DHS plans to update these visualizations at 2 p.m. every Tuesday. “We are committed to providing the public with timely COVID-19 vaccine information,” said DHS Secretary-designee Andrea Palm. “Even though w...

Cases in Northwestern Wisconsin A Rusk County resident died from complications related to COVID-19, DHS reported Monday. The persons death brings the total in Rusk County since the pandemic began to 12. They were among 19 people whose deaths were reported statewide Monday, bringing the total statewide to 4,711. Overall, 1% of those who have contracted the virus have died. A total of 30 Northwestern Wisconsin residents tested positive for COVID-19 Monday, DHS said. They were reported as follows:...

Vaccinations begin at long-term care facilities December 28, 2020 2:34 PM Logan Rude LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 08: A nurse prepares to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Guys Hospital at the start of the largest ever immunisation programme in the UKs history on December 8, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. More than 50 hospitals across England were designated as covid-19 vaccine hubs, the first stage of what will be a lengthy vaccination campaign. NHS sta...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Synopsis: Now that we have two approved vaccines (and several more on the horizon) employers are starting to explore whether they should require their employees to get vaccinated in order to report to work. There has been a lot of discussion on this topic by our labor & employment brethren and we direct you to those articles here for information about the extent to which an employer should implement a vaccine policy. This update exp...

COVID Vaccine: Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine All Set For FDA Emergency Approval by Colleen Fleiss on  December 18, 2020 at 10:30 PM A high powered vaccine advisory panel has endorsed Modernas COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use approval (EUA) by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), potentially adding the second vaccine into Americas mass vaccination effort against a raging pandemic. The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) of the FDA voted ...

The Dunkirk facility received its shipment of the vaccines on Tuesday. Sara Couchman was the first to receive a dose, reported by Brooks officials on Wednesday. “I’m happy this is the beginning of a new era, and also the end of pain and suffering for so many families,” she said. Lisa Barone, director of infection control and surgical services, administered the first vaccination. “This is the first ray of hope we’ve seen in a long time,” Barone said. Christopher Kotowski, the hospi...

Historic Turn in Pandemic with First Vaccinations at UConn Health UConn Health received its first shipment of nearly 1,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer, just FDA-approved for emergency use authorization. UConn Health emergency department physician Dr. Alise Frallicciardi receives one of the first COVID-19 vaccines from staff nurse Jennifer Pickert. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health photo) Copy Link This morning UConn Health received its first shipment of nearly ...

COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Wisconsin, health care workers to receive it this week Share Wisconsin received its first allocation of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine today. The state is set to receive 49,725 doses of the vaccine, which was authorized on Friday for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, throughout the week, Gov. Tony Evers said Monday. The doses are being shipped directly to regional hubs across the state, which are equipped with ultra-low temperature storage capabili...

Facility that reported nations first COVID-19 outbreak prepares vaccine distribution plan Life Care Center residents, health care workers plan for arrival of COVID-19 vaccine Residents at Life Care Center, a long-term care facility in Kirkland, anticipate states arrival of COVID-19 vaccine as state restrictions remain in place. KIRKLAND, Wash. - COVID-19 has devastated the nation’s long-term care facilities, accounting for nearly 40% of all deaths in the U.S. Now, workers and residents of tho...