COVID hospitalizations: Wisconsin requests FEMA help

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has requested FEMA's help as the state's ICUs near capacity amid rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

Pfizer, Moderna vaccines recommended over J&J shot, CDC panel says

U.S. health advisers are recommending that most Americans get the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines instead of the Johnson & Johnson shot.

Army: 98% of active duty got COVID-19 vaccine by mandatory deadline

The Army said 98% of its active-duty force has gotten at least one dose of the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine, as of this week's deadline.

Princeton moves exams online as colleges go back to drawing board to fight COVID

Colleges across the U.S. are starting to require booster shots, extend mask mandates and in some cases revert to online classes as they brace for the new omicron variant.

President Biden urges Rodgers COVID vaccine
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President Joe Biden told a woman in a Green Bay Packers shirt to: "Tell that quarterback to get the vaccine" while Biden visited the site of the tornado devastation in Kentucky Wednesday.

Jill Biden visits Waukesha, Children's Wisconsin after parade attack
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The first lady went to the memorial in Waukesha's Veterans Park where many have left flowers, teddy bears and candles in honor of the six people killed and more than 60 who were injured.

How to tell the difference between the common cold, flu and COVID-19

Is it COVID-19, the flu or the common cold? Jade Flinn, a nurse educator at Johns Hopkins Hospital’s biocontainment unit, outlines some of the key differences and similarities between the three illnesses.

Waukesha County Expo Center COVID testing site closes

The temporary COVID-19 testing site at the Waukesha County Expo Center has closed as of Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. – the end of scheduled hours.

Google memo lays out plan to fire employees who don't comply with vaccine mandate: report

Unvaccinated employees at Google may soon have to use the search engine to find job openings. A new company memo shows the company putting its workers on notice to comply with their vaccine policies or lose their jobs.

Kroger ending some COVID benefits for unvaccinated workers

Kroger is ending some benefits for unvaccinated workers as big employers attempt to compel more of their workforce to become vaccinated.

COVID testing, Racine's Festival Hall continues through Jan. 6

National Guard COVID-19 testing will continue at Racine's Festival Hall through Thursday, Jan. 6, Racine Public Health Administrator Dottie-Kay Bowersox announced on Wednesday, Dec. 15.

Omicron variant now makes up about 3% of US COVID-19 cases, CDC says

The CDC estimates that the new omicron variant of the coronavirus now makes up about 3% of COVID-19 cases reported nationwide.

California's statewide indoor mask mandate kicks off as virus cases rise

The mandate requires everyone in California to mask up indoors, regardless of vaccination status, from December 15 through January 15.

Kroger to end some COVID-19 benefits for unvaccinated employees

Kroger, the country’s biggest traditional grocery chain, is ending some benefits for unvaccinated workers as big employers attempt to compel more to become vaccinated with cases of COVID-19 again rising.