MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Fewer than 2,400 doses of the precious and highly sought after coronavirus vaccine were wasted or spoiled in Wisconsin through February, with the single largest case happening when an employee did it on purpose. That is according to data that the Wisconsin Department of Health Services provided to The Associated Press. The data shows that through February, there had been more than 1.4 million doses of […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Dentists in Wisconsin could administer the COVID-19 vaccine under a bill the state Legislature is scheduled to pass on Tuesday, a step being taken as the push to increase people for the coronavirus accelerates. It was one of several coronavirus-related proposals up for votes. While it has broad bipartisan support, other Republican-backed measures are opposed by Democrats. About 20 states have expanded who can administer the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require prisoners to spend their COVID-19 stimulus money on restitution. Democrats rejected a Republican amendment to the $1.9 trillion stimulus package President Joe Biden signed last week that would have prevented prisoners from receiving stimulus checks. Wisconsin state Sen. Julian Bradley and Rep. Joe Sanfelippo introduced a bill Monday that would require federal stimulus money received by someone […]
After being closed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic The Children’s Museum of Fond du Lac is welcoming the public back into the museum. Museum executive director Andrea Welsch says the museum reopened Saturday exactly one year to the date that it closed due to the pandemic. Welsch says the museum is reopening with new hours from 9am to noon and 1:30pm to 4pm Saturdays and Sundays March […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers says everyone age 16 and up in Wisconsin will be eligible for the coronavirus vaccine on May 1. State health officials said Thursday that everyone in the state would be eligible sometime in May. Hours later, President Joe Biden said he wanted states to make everyone eligible by May 1. Evers said on Friday that the state will meet that deadline. Evers didn't […]
The chairman of the Assembly Education committee says he hasn’t made up his mind on whether starting school early next school year is something he would support. Governor Tony Evers has floated the idea of starting school before September 1 as a way for students to catch up after a year of virtual learning during the pandemic. Republican state representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt of Fond du Lac says there has been a learning gap that […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin is greatly expanding who is eligible for the coronavirus vaccine starting March 29 to include people with a broad array pre-existing conditions such as obesity, high blood pressure, cancer and asthma. The state Department of Health Services said Thursday it expects the general public to be eligible for the vaccine in May. The broadening of eligibility comes as virus-related restrictions are loosening across the state […]
One year ago Thursday the first two COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Fond du lac County and the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says it’s a time to reflect and look back and see how far we have come. Mo Kharbat is the vice president of Pharmacy Services and Health Research with SSM Health Wisconsin Region. "It's been quite […]
The state department of Health Services deputy secretary says it’s very realistic that every Wisconsin resident will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by May. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says locally her office and health care providers are ready to administer vaccine when it’s available. Meanwhile, the first mass vaccine clinic for teachers in Fond du Lac County was held Friday at the Fairgrounds. Mueller says […]