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The SSM Health Treffert Center, in partnership with the Autism Society of Greater Wisconsin and Southeastern Wisconsin, is holding a one-of-a-kind sensory friendly vaccination clinic for individuals five and older and their families.  Treffert Center Autism Services supervisor Megan Puddy says the clinic will be held Saturday February 5 from 8am to noon at the Treffert Center in Fond du Lac. Puddy says the goal is to reduce stress and anxiety for […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Assembly has approved bills that would require employers to count a prior coronavirus infection as an alternative to vaccination and testing and prohibit vaccine passports. Both measures would face a likely veto from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. The governor last year vetoed a GOP bill that would have barred public health officials from requiring people get vaccinated. Republican backers maintain natural […]

The Fond du Lac School District is lifting its universal masking requirement.   Superintendent Dr. Jeff Fleig says based on the number of COVID-19 cases beginning Tuesday the District is returning to a mask optional policy.  "Our numbers were still very high last Thursday when we updated our dashboard," Dr. Fleig told WFDL news.  "...as of today we are at about 73 student cases and down to about 12 staff cases.  […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's chief medical officer says COVID-19 omicron variant has yet to peak in Wisconsin, even as there are encouraging signs it is waning in parts of the northeastern United States where it was first detected. Dr. Ryan Westergaard says hopefully, the state is at or near the peak even though the data does not yet show it. The state’s seven-day average number of new cases hit […]

The North Fond du Lac School District is looking for substitute teachers.   Superintendent Aaron Sadoff says the latest surge of COVID-19 cases has taken it's toll on district staff and students.  "We have staff out and our sub (substitute teacher) pool is so small,"  Sadoff told WFDL news.  Sadoff says this week seven elementary school teachers are out sick.  "Some of our reading specialists, or interventionists, some that do our […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Intentionally damaging vaccines would be a felony in Wisconsin under a bill with bipartisan support that the state Assembly passed Thursday. The measure comes in response to a pharmacist in a Milwaukee suburb spoiling more than 500 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in January 2021. He pleaded guilty to the federal charges and was sentenced to three years in prison. Bill supporters say state law needs […]

The Biden administration will begin making 400 million N95 masks available for free to U.S. residents starting next week. The step comes after federal officials emphasized the masks' better protection against the omicron variant of COVID-19 over cloth face coverings.   Mo Kharbat is the vice president of pharmacy services for SSM Health Wisconsin Region.   "They should help big time,"  Kharbat told WFDL news.  "What we've learned about the Omicron variant is that it's […]

The Fond du Lac County Health Department will begin offering the initial series of the pediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for ages 5-11 during Thursday vaccination clinics starting Thursday.   Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says the clinic is open by appointment only from 10:00am-4:00pm and individuals must call  920-929-3085  to schedule an appointment.   Mueller says beginning January 27th, the vaccination clinic hours will be extended on the last Thursday of each month […]

The American Red Cross of Wisconsin says gthe blood inventory is at crisis levels to start the new year  Red Cross spokesman Justin Kern says it's the worst blood shortage in more than a decade.  Kern says doctors are being forced to decide which  patients receive blood transfusions and who must wait.  He says the Red Cross continues to confront relentless challenges due to COVID-19.  Kern says volunteers are needed and people […]