GSK, CureVac to make vaccines aimed at new COVID-19 variants

Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline will work with a German biopharmaceutical company to develop new vaccines targeting emerging variants of COVID-19.

DHS: 1,095 new positive cases of COVID-19 in WI; 40 new deaths

The number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin rose by 1,095 Tuesday, Feb. 2, officials with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported, for a total of 544,260.

Wisconsin's COVID-19 vaccine distribution gains steam

New data show Wisconsin has nearly doubled the number of weekly COVID-19 vaccine doses administered during the second half of January.

CDC study urges more ‘efficient and equitable administration’ of COVID-19 vaccines

A recent study released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that a more “efficient and equitable administration” of COVID-19 vaccines needs to be a high priority after preliminary data showed mostly non-Hispanic White women received the COVID-19 vaccine so far.

Report: Many US nursing home staff decline 1st COVID shots

At more than 11,000 nursing homes, CDC researchers found that while 78% of residents got at least one shot, only 37.5% of staff members did.

Californians with disabilities are not prioritized for COVID vaccine, and fear for their lives

Many people with disabilities, especially people who need caretakers to live independently, are at a high risk of dying from COVID but are not prioritized in the state's vaccine rollout plan.

Hospital pharmacist accused of sabotaging vaccines a flat-earther

Newly unsealed court documents portray a former suburban Milwaukee hospital pharmacist accused of sabotaging hundreds of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine as an admitted conspiracy theorist.

DHS: 750 new positive cases of COVID-19 in WI; 1 new death

The number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin rose by 750 Monday, Feb. 1, officials with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported, for a total of 543,165.

Vaccine ruled out as cause of death in NorCal man who had COVID-19, officials say

The investigation into the death of a 64-year-old man in Northern California shortly after he received the coronavirus vaccine has revealed that the man had recently tested positive for coronavirus and was showing signs of illness when given the vaccine.

Anti-vaccine protesters temporarily shut down Dodger Stadium’s COVID-19 vaccination site

Dodger Stadium’s mass COVID-19 vaccination site was temporarily shut down Saturday afternoon when a group of anti-vaccine protesters gathered at the entrance, frustrating hundreds of motorists who had been waiting in line for hours.

MPS staff to get COVID-19 vaccine as district preps for return

While some MPS nursing staff members have received the vaccine, educators are in line for inoculations on March 1.