Immunization Awareness Month, COVID vaccine encouraged

As COVID-19 cases continue to surge, health officials urge everyone to get vaccinated. August is Immunization Awareness Month.

Fake COVID-19 vaccine cards online worry college officials

Universities and law enforcement officials are concerned with the circulation of fake COVID-19 vaccine cards sold online amidst the growing number of colleges and universities requiring proof of vaccination.

194 COVID vaccines given at State Fair: DHS

All those vaccinated at the on-site clinic receive a voucher for a free cream puff redeemable at the Cream Puff Pavilion.

$10 Meijer coupon for COVID vaccine, offered to college students

Meijer announced Monday, Aug. 9 that it will provide college students with a $10 coupon off any purchase when they complete the vaccination process at a Meijer store.

Evers hands Wisconsin hotels $70 million in COVID aid

Gov. Tony Evers announced Monday he has given Wisconsin hotels $70 million in federal coronavirus relief dollars.

Pediatricians warn of 'pressing risk' among children as delta variant spreads

The American Academy of Pediatrics wrote a letter to the FDA urging it to work “aggressively” toward authorizing a COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 12.

Georgia couple dies of COVID-19 hours of each other

A Georgia couple died from the coronavirus within hours of each other, leaving behind two teenagers. Their loved ones in Hampton now beg anyone who will listen to get the shot.

DPI recommends updated COVID guidelines in school buildings

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is strongly recommending school districts use newly updated COVID-19 recommendations when implementing local responses to the pandemic for the 2021-22 school year.

Mask debate: Wisconsin school district decisions this week

Several school boards in southeast Wisconsin are set to decide how to move forward with masking or not during meetings this week.

Red Cross: Volunteers, blood donors needed

The American Red Cross needs volunteers to help on the ground and blood and platelet donors to roll up a sleeve to maintain a stable blood supply in the face of emergencies.

Extra unemployment benefits to end for 7.5M workers in September

Millions of Americans are poised to lose their unemployment benefits in one month's time, as the massive safety net that Congress put in place in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic begins to unravel.

Teachers union president calls for vaccine mandate for teachers

American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten said Sunday that she wants the union to support mandatory coronavirus vaccinations for teachers.

Fauci: Allowing virus to replicate could make 'worse variant' that 'could impact the vaccinated'

Dr. Anthony Fauci has warned that allowing the coronavirus delta variant to circulate freely among unvaccinated individuals could lead to a more potent variant that could harm even vaccinated individuals.

Deadly rise in speeding sparked by COVID, hasn't stopped

Motorists put the pedal to the metal during the pandemic and police are worried as roads get busy with the final stretch of summer travel.

To shake hands or not? An age-old human gesture now in limbo

As workers return to the office, friends reunite and more church services shift from Zoom to in person, this exact question is befuddling growing numbers of people: to shake or not to shake?

Someone set fire to homeless man's truck in Oakland after he shared his EDD woes

Hours after Sirmac Javius shared his painful experience of homelessness after he hasn't received an unemployment check for over a year to KTVU on Friday, someone set fire to his 2007 Chevrolet Silverado.

Fauci believes wave of vaccine mandates could follow full FDA approval

Dr. Anthony Fauci, says he's hopeful that the Food and Drug Administration will give full approval to the coronavirus vaccine by month’s end, which could usher in a wave of vaccine mandates in the private sector as well as schools and universities.