Tag: covid testing
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Tommy Thompson used relationships with CDC to pilot COVID testing
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Editor’s note: This is the second chapter of a 5-part series in which former University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson and Vice President Jim Langdon reflect on their experience guiding the system though the COVID-19 pandemic. After making a controversial decision to return to in-person classes in the fall of 2020, they discuss the…
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Curative testing at UW-Green Bay, Sheboygan Campus to close permanently in one week | 1330 & 101.5 WHBL
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In another sign of the evolving COVID-19 pandemic and its prominence, the Sheboygan County Division of Public Health has announced that the Curative COVID-19 Testing Site at the UW-Green Bay, Sheboygan Campus will be permanently closing on Friday, October 14th. The DPH advised that those needing a COVID-19 test examine the testing options published at…
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Back to school: Wisconsin colleges’ COVID-19 policies | Spectrum News 1
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WISCONSIN — College students across Wisconsin are starting to head back to school. Many are being met with new COVID-19 policies and protocols. On Thursday, Aug. 11, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave updated guidance on COVID-19. While the CDC said it encourages people to be vaccinated and boosted against the coronavirus, it…
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Welcome Quarantina, UW-Green Bay’s new testing and vaccine mascot
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A local nurse at the Rapid Testing Site on the Green Bay Campus decided the site needed a little more verve. Welcome its new mascot: Quarantina, who delivered masks to all testers Wednesday, March 3.
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Thompson: UW schools to increase virus testing next semester
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FOX 11 spoke exclusively with UW System President Tommy Thompson to see how the schools are looking to slow the spread. “In the first semester, we only did testing of the residents once a week. And now we’re going to test everyone in the residence halls at least once a week, and maybe twice a…
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COVID-19 testing sites accommodating for increased demand before holidays
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The UWGB community site is testing upwards of 400 people a day. Rapid testing sites at UW system schools have contributed to an overall increase in testing across the state, which is a key step in fighting the pandemic. Source: COVID-19 testing sites accommodating for increased demand before holidays, FOX11
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Tested Negative For COVID-19? Here’s What You Need To Know | Wisconsin Public Radio
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Prof. Brian Merkel joined other experts in this story regarding testing for COVID-19. Even if you tested negative, be careful, they advise… “Because testing is a snapshot from the time of testing, public health experts say it’s not advisable to use a negative test as a justification for spending time with family during the holidays. Brian Merkel, associate professor…
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UW System college students must be tested for COVID-19 three times if traveling over Thanksgiving
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“The more that we test, the better it is for our students and the better it is for our community,” said UW-Green Bay Chancellor Michael Alexander. Source: UW System college students must be tested for COVID-19 three times if traveling over Thanksgiving, WFRV.
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UWGB, UWO COVID-19 surge testing sites open Monday
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The sites use Abbott BinaxNOW rapid tests, which give results in about 15 minutes. You do not need symptoms or direct exposure to a COVID-19 positive person to get a test, but you do need to register. Source: UWGB, UWO COVID-19 surge testing sites open Monday, WBAY
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Rapid COVID-19 testing site opens up at UW-Green Bay
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“The key is that people are getting tested, so if they test positive they can come back and get a confirmatory PCR test which is the one that’s 100% accurate,” UW-Green Bay Chancellor Michael Alexander finished. Source: Rapid COVID-19 testing site opens up at UW-Green Bay, FOX11