A state audit faults the Wisconsin Department of Health Services for how it awarded grants and ventilators to health care providers during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tag: covid-19
Posted inHealth & Welfare
New data trace COVID-19 cases, deaths at Wisconsin food production facilities
Many Midwest states didn’t track COVID-19 cases by industry and date. But Wisconsin data show how long food production employees dealt with the virus during the pandemic.
Posted inHealth & Welfare
State of Wisconsin ends free in-person COVID-19 testing
But free at-home tests remain available through “Say Yes! Covid Test” and the federal government.
Posted inHealth & Welfare
What to know about medical costs in Wisconsin as federal public health emergency ends
The federal public health emergency is a key COVID-19 pandemic tool. It is scheduled to end on May 11.
Posted inEducation
Tired of turmoil, Kiel residents rebuke far-right school officials
Seven months after a transgender bullying investigation spurred bomb threats, moderates regain control of the school board in Kiel, Wisconsin.
Posted inHealth & Welfare
Although free and available, few young children in Milwaukee are getting COVID-19 boosters
Experts cite COVID fatigue, parental skepticism and structural barriers in explaining low rates of vaccination.
Posted inFact briefs
Did Ron Johnson say that he has ‘always been a supporter of big pharma?’
Yes. Wisconsin U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said, “I’ve always been a big supporter of big pharma … I’m all for the profit motive, the development of new drugs.”
Posted inHealth & Welfare
Workers, employers struggle as Long COVID sidelines thousands of Wisconsinites
Federal government assistance for paid time off due to COVID-19 has ended, but some employers accommodate ailing workers amid a lingering labor shortage
Posted inEconomy, Money & Politics
Will the end of pandemic-related unemployment benefits ease Wisconsin’s worker shortage?
This $300 a week in enhanced benefits has been a lifeline for many left jobless by COVID-19, but it has become the source of a hot partisan debate.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Welfare
FEMA offers generous funeral aid to those grieving COVID-19 deaths. Getting it isn’t easy.
Applicants complain of confusing bureaucracy and long waits as the agency handles thousands of applications over the phone. A Milwaukee woman details her struggle to connect.
Posted inWisconsin COVID-19 Update
Wisconsin Watch halts COVID-19 Update newsletter, for now — 6/14/21
Today we lead with a programming note: This is Wisconsin Watch’s last daily COVID-19 Update, at least for now. As increased vaccinations allow more Wisconsinites to emerge from more than a year of isolation, fewer people are seeking daily updates on COVID-19’s casualties and how to navigate pandemic life.
Posted inWisconsin COVID-19 Update
High court strikes down Dane County school-closing order — 6/11/21
The Wisconsin State Journal’s Chris Rickert reports on the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision Friday that overturned a Dane County health order that closed schools to contain the spread of COVID-19.