Tag: Coronavirus Coverage
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Video COVID-19 Why it Matters: Part 17, Vaccine myths vs. reality
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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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Colleges ease application requirements for incoming freshmen because of pandemic – WFRV
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“We’re taking into consideration that everyone’s lives have been disrupted since March of 2020,” said Jen Jones, assistant vice chancellor for Enrollment Services from UW-Green Bay. So this year hundreds of colleges have made some significant changes, making the application process a bit easier. Both St. Norbert and UW-Green Bay have removed the requirement to…
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COVID-19 vaccinations for people 65 and older underway in Brown County
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GREEN BAY – Close to 1,000 people are expected to get COVID-19 vaccinations Tuesday at the Prevea Health clinic on the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus, according to Dr. Ashok Rai, CEO of Prevea Health. A statewide push to vaccinate people ages 65 and older began Monday after the state announced on Jan. 19 that age group was…
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UWGB rapid COVID testing site to remain open
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – UW-Green Bay will continue free rapid COVID-19 testing on Jan. 27.The rapid testing site is located at the Weidner Center, 2450 Weidner Center Drive. It will be open weekdays 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.UWGB says the site has been popular. The average about 350-400 tests per day.Surge testing sites at…
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UW-Green Bay and others to extend surge testing for COVID-19 | WFRV Local 5 – Green Bay, Appleton
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV)- The University of Wisconsin has extended the rapid surge testing for COVID-19 at select campuses within their system.Latest coronavirus in Wisconsin updates After completing about 250,000 tests from November 2020 to January 23, the program which is in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was scheduled to…
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Warren Gerds/Critic at Large: Allouez Village Band putting off start of season until fall (at Weidner Center)
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The Allouez Village Band is among many community performing groups in a wait-and-see mode because of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.Normally, the 80-member band performs the third Monday of the month from fall through spring at the Meyer Theatre in downtown Green Bay, with special concerts held at the Weidner Center…
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UW-Green Bay to Resume Community Rapid (Surge) COVID-19 Testing | Seehafer News
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University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson has announced an extension of community COVID-19 surge (rapid) testing sites, hosted at UW System campuses.At the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the free, rapid testing site will return to the Weidner Center location beginning, Wednesday, January 27th, and will be open to the public weekdays from 9:00 to…
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Dr. Rai talks about new COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic at UW-Green Bay | Wisconsin Public Radio
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A healthcare provider in Green Bay recently opened a COVID-19 vaccination clinic and plans to open more locations. We speak with the president of Prevea Health about how the clinic operates and challenges they face in meeting demand for the vaccine. Source: New COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic In Green Bay | Wisconsin Public Radio
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UW-Green Bay rapid COVID testing site to remain open
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – UW-Green Bay will continue free rapid COVID-19 testing on Jan. 27.The rapid testing site is located at the Weidner Center, 2450 Weidner Center Drive. It will be open weekdays 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.UWGB says the site has been popular. The average about 350-400 tests per day.Surge testing sites at…
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Vaccine clinics to launch in Green Bay, Sheboygan
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Prevea Health is partnering with the University of Wisconsin Green Bay to launch two community COVID-19 vaccine clinics — one at the Kress Events Center on the UW-Green Bay campus in Green Bay and another in the gymnasium of the UW-Green Bay, Sheboygan Campus in Sheboygan, come late January and early February. Source: Vaccine clinics…