Las Vegas is bouncing back, but the virus is on the rise too

Fifteen months after the pandemic transformed Las Vegas from flamboyant spectacle to ghost town, Sin City is back.

Milwaukee's COVID case burden, positivity rise over past week

The Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) on Friday, July 2 reported worsening COVID-19 case burden trends for the preceding week.

Delta variant: J&J vaccine provides ‘strong’ protection, preliminary study says

Johnson & Johnson announced its one-shot COVID-19 vaccine provides “strong” protection against the delta variant and that their shot’s immune response lasts at least eight months.

Delta variant: ‘Surge response’ teams to deploy to US hot spots, White House says

The White House announced on Thursday “surge response” teams are ready to deploy more vaccinations, therapeutics and further assistance to delta variant hot spots in the U.S.

COVID vaccine, Delta variant updates from officials

Public health officials and medical experts on Thursday, July 1 shared information regarding the latest coronavirus-related developments – including vaccines, the Delta COVID-19 variant and more.

21 vaccinated Wisconsinites die of COVID
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FOX6 Investigators have obtained details about 21 people across the state who have died of COVID-19 even though they were fully vaccinated.

21 Wisconsinites died of COVID, despite being fully vaccinated

FOX6 Investigators have obtained details about 21 people across the state who have died of COVID-19 – even though they were fully vaccinated.

Moderna: Blood samples show vaccine effective against delta variant

According to Moderna, its coronavirus vaccine is effective against emerging variants including the highly contagious delta variant — a hopeful sign as the virus continues to evolve.

Violence surges, COVID not sole cause

Milwaukee's increase in violence over the last two years joins that seen in cities across the nation, but local health experts don't blame the COVID-19 pandemic alone for the uptick in crime, though it has played a role.

Royal Caribbean to require unvaccinated guests on Florida cruises to have travel insurance

Royal Caribbean says unvaccinated guests on cruises departing from Florida will be required to get travel insurance that covers coronavirus-related medical expenses, quarantine and evacuation. That's in addition to paying for multiple COVID-19 tests both before and during their cruise.

Doctors denounce Senator Johnson's vaccine panel
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Stay in your lane. That is the message from a trio of Wisconsin doctors to Sen. Ron Johnson after he hosted a press event with people who experienced negative COVID-19 vaccine side effects.

Senator's COVID vaccine event 'misinformation,' doctors say

Sen. Ron Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine side effects event is misinformation, a group of doctors says, concerned about rising Delta variant cases.

MCTS bus capacity limit lifted starting July 1

The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) announced today that it will lift its passenger capacity limit starting Thursday, July 1. Per federal regulations, passengers and employees must continue wearing masks while on board, regardless of one’s vaccination status.

Senator Johnson, families speak: COVID vaccine adverse reactions

Some people report the COVID-19 vaccines led to serious side effects – and Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) hosted a few of them in Milwaukee on Monday, June 28.

Ron Johnson: Biden will ‘get an earful’ if he listens to Wisconsin employers

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., hopes President Joe Biden will listen to Wisconsin employers as businesses grapple with an ongoing labor shortage, arguing the president will "get an earful" during ‘Fox & Friends’ Sunday.

As delta variant rises globally, US targeting younger adults for vaccines

Several countries are reinstating safety measures as the delta variant continues to spread. And in the U.S., the Biden administration is now targeting a group dubbed “the movable middle” to get vaccinated.

JBS USA, Pilgrim’s offer free meat for a year in COVID-19 vaccine sweepstakes

Two meat companies are offering free beef, pork and chicken for a year to 50 families who get the COVID-19 vaccine at one of the companies’ sponsored clinics.

Frontier Airlines to rescind COVID-19 recovery fee it charged customers

Frontier Airlines said Wednesday it will cancel a fee it recently began charging customers in an effort to "offset added costs" related to the COVID-19 pandemic.