Onalaska Omni Center COVID-19 vaccine clinic open to 12-15-year-olds
May 13, 2021 12:48 PM Jourdan Vian
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ONALASKA, Wis. (WKBT) COVID-19 vaccine appointments for 12 to 15-year-olds will be available Saturday at the Omni Center in Onalaska from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., according to the La Crosse County Health Department.
The clinic will be among the first to offer COVID-19 vaccines to children as young as 12 in La Crosse County, following a new recommendation by a federal vaccine advisory committee. To schedule an appointment or receive more information on Saturday’s clinic at the Omni Center, 255 Riders Club Road, Onalaska, call 608-785-6240, or email covid19@lacrossecounty.org
La Crosse, Juneau counties warn of possible COVID-19 exposure
May 11, 2021 4:21 PM Jourdan Vian
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LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) The La Crosse and Juneau county health departments warned Tuesday that people at the Stansfield Dart Tournament in the La Crosse Center over the weekend could be exposed to COVID-19.
The Juneau County Health Department said Tuesday that a county resident who was known to be COVID-19 positive broke isolation and went to the tournament, as well as businesses surrounding the venue during their infectious period.
People who attended the tournament Friday, May 7, may have been exposed to COVID-19. The health departments are asking all attendees to closely monitor symptoms and speak with a public health nurse if they know they were exposed directly.
Juneau County Resident Breaks Quarantine to Attend Dart Tournament in La Crosse
The Juneau County Health Department has reason to believe a Juneau County resident who was known to be positive with COVID-19 broke isolation and attended the Stansfield Dart Tournament at the La Crosse Center over the weekend. This individual attended the event and business establishments surrounding the venue during their infectious period.
The Juneau County and La Crosse County Health Department, the La Crosse Center, and event organizers have been in contact related to the exposure and are working together to follow up. We thank the organizers of this event as well as the event venue for their continued cooperation.
Longtime La Crosse County employee named health director
May 10, 2021 8:10 PM Mike Tighe
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Audra Martine, who was one of two finalists for the job after a nationwide search, will take the director reins officially on May 24. (La Crosse County Health Department photo)
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) Audra Martine, deputy director of the La Crosse County Human Services Department, has been appointed as the new county health director.
Martine, who has worked for the county since 2003, will take over for Associate County Administrator Jane Klekamp, who has been interim director of the health department since Jen Rombalski left in February to take a position with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Holmen High School holds vaccination clinic for students age 16+
The clinic is the first of its kind in the county
May 7, 2021 6:24 PM Tyler Job
HOLMEN, Wis. (WKBT) – Despite dropping vaccine demand, efforts continue to get shots in arms in our community.
“The epidemic is spreading primarily in school-aged children and college-aged kids,” La Crosse County Health Department vaccination clinic manager Dr. Michael White said.
In hopes of slowing down COVID spread in La Crosse County schools, the Fine Arts Center at Holmen High School held a vaccination clinic for its students 16 years and up Friday.
“This is the target group that needs the vaccine most urgently,” White said. “We’re seizing the opportunity to vaccinate students before the end of the school year.”