The Department of Health Services announced Monday that an initial allocation of 47,000 Johnson & Johnson vaccines are expected to arrive in Wisconsin next week.… Read more »
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Daycare providers prepare for Covid-19 vaccine
Starting March 1, teachers and others in phase 1B were eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine.… Read more »
School districts in north central Wisconsin say it could be weeks before teachers can get COVID vaccines
Despite teachers now being eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in Wisconsin, staff who choose to get one through their school district could be waiting weeks.… Read more »
Coalition creates a unified vision for transforming mental health and substance abuse care
Just as our public healthcare system left us unprepared for the pandemic, the U.S. was even less prepared for a mental health crisis that’s now afflicting half of all Americans.… Read more »
First Alert Weather – Breezy conditions on Tuesday
The last day of February, brought quite the variety of weather to north central Wisconsin Sunday, with heavy snow across the Northwoods, to some icy conditions in central Wisconsin and mainly rainy and foggy conditions farther south. Overall, it was quite the smorgasbord of weather varieties that fell across the Badger State Sunday. The heaviest…… Read more »
Family displaced after Stevens Point fire, crews working to determine cause
The Stevens Point Fire Chief said one family won’t be able to go home Monday night after a fire damaged their building.… Read more »
Golden Globes ratings tank; broadcast beat by ‘America’s Funniest Home Videos’
NBCUniversal(NEW YORK) — Since it could be argued that some of the cringey technical glitches from Sunday night’s Golden Globes belonged on America’s Funniest Home Videos, it’s ironic the telecast apparently got beat in the ratings by the family-friendly show on ABC. The bug-filled NBC awards show hosted by Tina Fey in New York, and Amy Poehler in Los Angeles, and…… Read more »
Learn about HPV and the link to certain cancers and diseases
For International HPV Awareness Day on March 4, OB/GYN Dr. Pari Ghodsi educated viewers about HPV and certain HPV-related cancers and diseases.… Read more »
San Diego Comic-Con going virtual…again
Comic-Con International(SAN DIEGO) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) Like last year, San Diego Comic-Con will be virtual again, in light of the coronavirus pandemic, the event’s organizers have announced. In a posting on its official website, the organizers noted, “While we are buoyed by the…growing number of individuals being inoculated, it appears that July will still be too early to safely…… Read more »
DHS: No new COVID deaths, 54% of 65+ have received dose of vaccine
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported another day of zero deaths due to COVID-19 complications.… Read more »