Tag: Coronavirus Coverage
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UW System Student Vaccination Rates Vary Significantly By Campus | Wisconsin Public Radio
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New student COVID-19 vaccination rates have been published by the University of Wisconsin System.The rates vary widely from the highest, where 91 percent of students are fully vaccinated against the virus at UW-Madison, to the lowest, where 38 percent of students are fully vaccinated against it at UW-Parkside. UW System interim President Tommy Thompson has been…
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Why should people who had COVID-19 get vaccinated? ‘Hybrid immunity’
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A recent CDC study shows people who’ve contracted COVID-19 and are fully vaccinated against the virus are more protected than those who rely on natural immunity alone. Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted a case-control study that compared the vaccination status of people who’d been infected in 2020 and those reinfected…
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UW-Oshkosh, Green Bay short of 70% vaccination goal | WLUK
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (WLUK) — The University of Wisconsin System is tackling ways to get more people vaccinated. The system and individual schools are offering several perks. The goal is to get campuses to 70% vaccination rates. Source: UW-Oshkosh, Green Bay still short of 70% vaccination goal | WLUK
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Video: COVID-19 and Why it Matters, FDA full approval of Pfizer vaccine
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This video series features UW-Green Bay’s Immunologist Brian Merkel on COVID-19 and Why it Matters. This series empowers viewers with knowledge to help them navigate through the pandemic. Merkel has a Ph.D. in Microbiology & Immunology from the Medical College of Virginia. He is an associate professor in UW-Green Bay’s Human Biology & Biology programs…
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Gov Evers Extends $100 COVID-19 Vaccine Reward Program to Sept. 19
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Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced today that eligibility for the $100 COVID-19 Vaccine Reward Program will be extended to Sept. 19, 2021. The program opened August 20 and is now available to anyone ages 12 and up in Wisconsin who gets their first dose of COVID-19 by Sept. 19. As…
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All UW Campuses Enact Mask Requirements, Expectations Amid Rise In COVID-19 Cases | Wisconsin Public Radio
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Every University of Wisconsin System campus in the state has instituted mask requirements or expectations for individuals regardless of their vaccination status as the number of new coronavirus cases rises. The measures come amid an effort by Republican lawmakers to block COVID-19 restrictions at universities.During the past two weeks, UW campuses around the state have…
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More Wisconsin schools to require masks regardless of vaccinations
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The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and UW-Stevens Point announced Friday they would require people to wear masks indoors regardless of vaccination status, becoming the latest UW schools to do so in the face of political opposition.UW-Green Bay Chancellor Michael Alexander called the new policy the “safe and prudent” step to take at this time, one important…
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UW-Green Bay requiring masks indoors | WLUK
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GREEN BAY (WLUK) — To prevent further spread of COVID-19, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is asking all students, faculty and staff to wear masks while indoors.Procedures for students in residence halls is expected to come closer to moving day as the university continues to monitor the COVID-19 situation in Brown County.A memo from Chancellor…
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More Wisconsin schools to require masks regardless of vaccinations
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The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and UW-Stevens Point announced Friday they would require people to wear masks indoors regardless of vaccination status, becoming the latest UW schools to do so in the face of political opposition.UW-Green Bay Chancellor Michael Alexander called the new policy the “safe and prudent” step to take at this time, one important…
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Local college guarantees in-person classes; what are others’ plans?
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Lakeshore Technical College, based in Manitowoc County, has guaranteed that students who sign-up for in-person classes this fall will receive in-person classes.The college offers training in essential fields, noted Ryan Skabroud, who chairs Lakeshore’s incident management team.“We need to make sure that the first time a paramedic starts an IV isn’t their first day on…