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Coronavirus variant spreading in Minnesota Officials fear a second wave of more contagious virus strain could emerge.  By Christopher Snowbeck Text size Copy shortlink: Worrisome signs are surfacing that a more contagious version of the pandemic virus is spreading in Minnesota, even as the state continues to see fewer COVID-19 deaths and cases. The Minnesota Department of Health announced last week that the number of B.1.1.7 variant cases confirmed across the state more than doubled in one week from 18 to 40. The state public health lab, m...

“The (homeless) shelters were initially not going to be included in the phase 1b rollout … but then they included us,” said Teresa Reinders, the director of Racine County's Continuum

UW-Madison COVID-19 stories and experts: Thursday Mourning, spread data, new vaccines For news media More information MADISON – The following UW–Madison stories and experts are available on current topics surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. See more stories here.   “Thursday Mourning” remembrance ritual honors COVID-19 victims “I wanted to feel a connection to those who had died, to acknowledge their lives.” That’s Omar Poler, describing the intent of his Thursday Mourning remembrance ritual. Poler is indigenous education coordinator for the Off...

The Wisconsin advisory panel that decides who's next in line for the vaccine will 'pause' to wait for Biden's strategy Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel MADISON - The state advisory panel recommending when Wisconsin residents should get the COVID-19 vaccine is pausing work while the Evers administration gathers more information on how President Joe Biden's vaccine strategy will affect the state. The hiatus, which could last weeks, also comes while the distribution of vaccine doses is ramping up; it will likely take months to provide shots to everyone already eligible.�...

Johnson & Johnson's vaccine is less effective at preventing COVID-19 than other approved vaccines are, but experts say it could still be an important tool in curbing the pandemic.