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• Wellness Body Mind Spirit Expo in Brown Deer focusing on wellbeing amid pandemic fatigue
• Wisconsin COVID-19 case count updates
• FDA panel endorses booster shot for J&J COVID-19 vaccine
• Lt. Gov. Barnes to join WisDOT Secretary Thompson Friday in Sun Prairie to launch new statewide safety campaign
• Milwaukee County sees improvement in vaccinating vulnerable populations
• UW Health: COVID-19 vaccines create more reliable immunity than infection
• Another parent sues over school's lack of COVID protocols
• Milwaukee opens new drive-thru COVID-19 testing site in Menomonee River Valley
• Nurse manager in Waukesha presented with $5K check, honored as 'health care hero'
• COVID-19 testing volume goes up, positive cases slowly trend down
• Doctors urge people to go out and get their flu shots now
• DHS: Contact tracers can now send texts, emails to notify exposures to COVID-19
• Wisconsin doctors: COVID-19 pill could be 'groundbreaking,' but not a vaccine substitute
• DHS: Boosters only eligible for people who got Pfizer vaccine, don't mix manufacturers
• Milwaukee alderwoman considers going around health department to issue mask mandate
• 'One Pill Can Kill': DEA warning of fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl
• Free community flu shot clinics offered by Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
• Milwaukee organizations form coalition to call on health officials to implement indoor mask mandate
• 'Slice for Shot': Ian's Pizza offers free pizza with proof of vaccine at onsite clinic 🍕
• Kohler Co. announces all employees must be fully vaccinated by Jan. 1
• How to enjoy Halloween this year amidst pandemic concerns 🎃
• Milwaukee County officials concerned as childhood cases of COVID-19 keep spiking
• Thousands in Wisconsin are now eligible for COVID-19 booster
• Study shows Americans anxiety levels over COVID-19 highest since last winter
• DHS: Pfizer vaccine booster shots available in Wisconsin
• Milwaukee VA now offering Pfizer booster shots to veterans
• Common cold symptoms often found in children with delta strain of COVID
• Wisconsin vaccinators ready to get Pfizer boosters in arms
• Wisconsin running short on ICU beds
• Monthly AARP report shows Wisconsin COVID nursing home deaths increased five times
• Doctors stress importance of flu shots as Wisconsin hospitals battle COVID-19
• Hospitals see rise in breakthrough cases; doctors warn risk nearly 10 times greater for unvaccinated
• Wisconsin DHS says vaccinators will be ready to administer Pfizer boosters following federal approval
• FDA backs Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for seniors, high-risk
• Positive COVID-19 cases in kids double since August
• Oconomowoc Area School District 'highly recommends' students temporarily wear face masks to school
• Riverside Theater marquee posts COVID information as county cases spike
• Milwaukee to offer $100 COVID-19 vaccine incentive for residents beginning Sept. 23
• The latest COVID news from UW Health
• 1/3 Milwaukee Co. cases are in children; leaders encouraged by Pfizer data for kids 5-11
• DHS: More than 142K individuals vaccinated during vaccine reward program
• Fruits & Veggies -- More Matters month: Highlighting the importance of healthy eating 🥒🍓
• Wisconsin's COVID-19 incentive program expires Sunday
• FDA advisory panel recommends Pfizer boosters for people aged 65+, high risk people
• Family says Covid contributed to Jefferson County teen's death
• Who notifies MPS students that they should quarantine? Family's story highlights confusion within system
• Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin to host drive-thru flu shot clinics
• MPS mother says daughter may have been exposed to COVID-19 in class, district did not notify her
• More than 1,000 signatures for harsher penalties for reckless driving on their way to city leaders
• Thousands of pounds of frozen empanadas recalled, produced without federal inspection
• COVID-19 testing on the rise in Milwaukee as city plans to replace American Family Field testing site
• Elmbrook School Board passes new COVID guidelines that leave both sides disappointed
• Ascension Wisconsin marks opening of new Greenfield hospital with ribbon-cutting ceremony
• 1 in 3 COVID cases in Wisconsin are children, Oak Creek parents push for mask mandate
• Wisconsin DOA announces state employee testing requirement for the unvaccinated
• UW Health urges people who are pregnant, breastfeeding to get vaccinated
• Elmbrook School District to hold Covid policy meeting Tuesday, parents set to rally beforehand
• FDA could approve Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids this fall, Wisconsin doctors say
• Wisconsin nursing homes see spike in COVID-19 cases as federal vaccine mandate for staff looms
• Meijer pharmacists urge patients to get their seasonal flu shot early
• Health commissioner applauds MPS vaccine mandate, explains decision not to reinstate mask order
• Schools struggle to educate about the dangers of vaping; raising tobacco age to 21 could help, officials say
• MPS board unanimously passes employee vaccine mandate
• 'What are we waiting for?': Teachers' union urges Milwaukee to reinstate mask mandate
• Doctors worry about rise in RSV, COVID cases in kids following Labor Day weekend
• Milwaukee's Morse Middle School moves to virtual learning due to COVID-19 cases
• Has Delta variant reached its peak? Wisconsin doctors say not yet
• UW Health investigating vaccine response in those with IBS
• Vaccinations increase 19% in Racine following incentive program
• Racine police ID victims in triple shooting near 12th and Racine
• UW Health doctor on COVID-19: Masks proven to work, Ivermectin not
• Students gather at state Capitol to protest UW-Madison's Covid policies
• $100 COVID-19 vaccine reward program extended until Sept. 19
• Doctors concerned about 'mixing of viruses' amid increased cases of RSV and COVID-19
• Program encourages Wisconsin gun shops to provide gun safes to prevent veteran suicides
• Summerfest to provide rapid COVID testing at entrance for those without proof of vaccine, negative test
• Masks recommended for city buildings in Whitewater
• Back to school anxiety? Experts share how to put your child at ease
• City of Racine reinstates mask mandate in public indoor spaces, effectively immediately
• 3 out of 5 teens who died by suicide in Milwaukee County last year cited 'virtual learning' as a stressor
• Milwaukee County on track for record number of drug overdoses this year
• MCMEO investigating 2 unrelated toddler opioid overdoses
• Grafton parents rally for choice whether to wear masks; school board calls special meeting
• Wisconsin doctors ask Sen. Johnson to stop push for Ivermectin as COVID-19 cure
• Updated visitor restrictions policy goes into effect at Advocate Aurora
• Local doctor provides insight on vaccines and pregnancy
• 'An opportunity for everybody': Mexican Fiesta hosts successful vaccine clinics
• 'Get this life saving vaccine': Next Door hosts COVID-19 Community Resource Fair
• Wisconsin doctors concerned about bed capacity amid delta variant and staffing issues
• Kenosha Marine critically injured during attack in Kabul, Afghanistan
• New COVID-19 testing sites open in Washington, Ozaukee counties
• Mexican Fiesta to host COVID-19 vaccine clinic during weekend event
• Summerfest loses second headliner, Modern English, due to COVID-19 surge
• 9 out 10 Wisconsin ICU beds are in use; doctors concerned as hospitalizations increase 'significantly'
• Wisconsin doctors asking people to stop taking animal drug to treat COVID-19 at home
• Grafton elementary schools will require masks amid COVID-19 surge
• COVID-19 vaccination required for all city of Milwaukee employees
• 'Let me run the schools': UW System President will enact COVID-19 policies on campuses without lawmaker's approval
• Alverno College will require masks for all indoor campus spaces
• 'You could get it too': 4 Wisconsin horses diagnosed with EEE virus from mosquitos