Government, community and faith-based leaders join forces to champion the fight against COVID-19. By Darryl Sellers The new year has brought with it, more daunting challenges in the African … [Read more...]
Ascension Wisconsin Announces COVID-19 Vaccination Plans for Vulnerable Communities
Milwaukee, Wis. - Increasing accessibility and eliminating barriers to the COVID-19 vaccine, particularly for those who are most vulnerable, is an Ascension Wisconsin priority. When eligibility to the … [Read more...]
Groups Now Eligible for the COVID-19 Vaccine
As today, March 1, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announces the following groups eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine (in priority order): • Frontline health care personnel • … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Department of Health Services Launches COVID-19 Vaccine Provider Map
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) released a new resource aimed at helping people connect with vaccine providers. The Wisconsin COVID-19 vaccine provider map is designed to … [Read more...]
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Government, community and faith-based leaders join forces to champion the fight against COVID-19
By Darryl Sellers The new year has brought with it, more daunting challenges in the African American community’s fight against COVID-19. More transmissible variants of the coronavirus which have … [Read more...]
DHS Announces Groups Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine on March 1
People 65+, teachers, and child care workers will be prioritized The Department of Health Services (DHS) today announced that new groups will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting … [Read more...]
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Prison Sentences Don’t Equal Death Sentences
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Bill on COVID-19 Shortsighted I am going to say something that is likely unpopular, but here it goes. Incarcerated people are still people. … [Read more...]
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Covid-19 Vaccination: Take It Or Leave It?
By Patricia O’Flynn Pattillo Publisher: Milwaukee Community Journal I, like millions of seniors, have been keeping tabs on the distribution of the new COVID-19 vaccines. We see videos of … [Read more...]
Wisconsin COVID-19 Vaccine Registry Launching March 1
Pilot Locations Will Begin Testing Software February 22 The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is launching a new service March 1 that will help connect individuals people with … [Read more...]
COVID-19 Vaccine Town Hall Meeting Separates Myths From Facts
By Karen Stokes The Milwaukee Health Department hosted a COVID-19 vaccine virtual town hall meeting Wednesday night. The panelists included: Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett; Marlaina Jackson, … [Read more...]