What is the new IHU variant found in France?

A new COVID-19 variant IHU has been detected in France. Here is what you need to know about it.

Racine Janes Elementary virtual Thursday, staff shortage

Due to a staff shortage, Janes Elementary School in Racine will move to remote learning for Thursday, Jan. 6.

Marquette delays classes; requires COVID booster shots

Marquette University announced it is delaying the start of undergraduate, Graduate School, and Law School classes to Jan. 24 – and requiring COVID-19 booster shots.

COVID prompts child care, virtual learning changes
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As plans continue to change for schools across Wisconsin, parents are forced to make quick adjustments amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID prompts child care, virtual learning changes

Rising COVID-19 cases are changing plans for schools across Wisconsin, and parents and child care centers are forced to make quick adjustments.

Parents spent more quality time with their kids during COVID-19 pandemic's start,  survey finds

A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that parents shared more meals and spent more quality time together with their children at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic than they had in previous years.

Biden, Milwaukee schools virtual learning debate

Milwaukee Public Schools' students are virtual, but President Biden says schools should be open because they've received billions in federal dollars to keep kids safe. The Milwaukee teachers' union says the president missed the point.

COVID at Milwaukee jail 'in every pod,' inmate says

The Milwaukee County Jail is nearly in full quarantine due to COVID and staffing shortages, according to an inmate who called the situation “maddening.” Sheriff's officials confirmed more than 200 inmates and a number of staff members have tested positive.

‘Flurona’: What you need to know about the flu, COVID-19 dual illness

Cases of “flurona,” which is the casual term to describe a patient diagnosed with COVID-19 and influenza at the same time, are popping up in the United States.

Wisconsin oral antiviral COVID treatments, prescription only

Department of Health Services officials announced that Wisconsin has received the first allocation of oral antiviral COVID-19 treatments.

'Flurona' in California: Testing site in LA County confirms first known local case

Officials at the 911 COVID Testing site in Brentwood said a child they tested for both the flu and COVID-19 tested positive for both. In addition, the boy’s mother tested positive for COVID-19 the next day.

MCTS suspends 8 Freeway Flyers starting Jan. 10, driver shortage

The Milwaukee County Transit System announced that it will temporarily suspend some Freeway Flyer routes due to a shortage of bus drivers.

Pediatric COVID-19 trends report from Children's Wisconsin
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hildren?s Wisconsin provides hospital census information to help our community better understand how respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19, are impacting kids.

Pediatric COVID trends report, Children's Wisconsin experts weigh in

Doctors with Children’s Wisconsin provided hospital census information to help the community better understand how respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19, are impacting kids.