Milwaukee mayor encourages masks, COVID trends worsen

Milwaukee County officials and health leaders on Tuesday, July 27 share an update on the latest COVID-19 trends and developments.

DOJ: Federal law doesn’t prohibit COVID-19 vaccine mandates

An opinion posted on Monday by Justice Department lawyers states that federal law does not prohibit public agencies and private businesses from mandating COVID-19 vaccines under emergency use authorization.

MATC forgives student debt, $6M+ from pandemic

MATC will forgive over $6 million of debt owed to the college by students who attended MATC during the pandemic.

Red Cross: Emergency need for donors

The American Red Cross has an emergency need for lifesaving blood amid the ongoing severe blood shortage.

Universities hiring additional staff to manage COVID-19 vaccination records

Colleges and universities are adjusting computer software and hiring additional staff in an effort to manage vaccination records for COVID-19 ahead of the fall semester.

Children’s Wisconsin receives $20M donation
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Children’s Wisconsin received the single largest gift in its history: $20 million to transform the delivery of integrated mental and behavioral health care at every Children’s Wisconsin primary care and urgent care location.

No plans for Milwaukee mask mandate's return

Wisconsin’s COVID-19 numbers are rising. Dr. Anthony Fauci warns the country is "going in the wrong direction." Some places outside of Wisconsin, like St. Louis, are bringing back mask mandates, even for the vaccinated.

Mask mandate returns to St. Louis, other areas in US amid COVID-19 surge

Cities and counties across the U.S. are reinstating mask requirements in hopes of curbing another deadly wave of the ongoing pandemic, and St. Louis is the latest.

Children’s Wisconsin receives $20M donation, largest single gift in history

Children’s Wisconsin and The Yabuki Family Foundation, led by former Fiserv CEO Jeff Yabuki, announced Monday, July 25 the single largest gift in Children’s history: a $20 million gift.

Fauci: US headed in 'wrong direction' on coronavirus

Dr. Anthony Fauci says the United States is in an ``unnecessary predicament” of soaring COVID-19 cases fueled by unvaccinated Americans and the virulent delta variant.

Atlanta restaurant gets death threats over requiring COVID-19 vaccine

The Argosy gastropub in East Atlanta put up a sign in their window warning customers they have to be vaccinated if they want to eat and drink there.

Newborn screening for rare diseases caught up in red tape

The call to test newborns for rare but treatable diseases is growing. A FOX6 investigation finds the bureaucratic marathon proposed rules must endure could result in deadly delays.

Health care enrollment open for those receiving unemployment
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From job loss to sickness, so many people have faced hardships during the coronavirus pandemic, and health care is even more important right now. A special enrollment period ends Aug. 15.

Health insurance enrollment period for unemployed ends Aug. 15

From job loss to sickness, so many people have faced hardships during the coronavirus pandemic, and health care is even more important right now. A special enrollment period ends Aug. 15.

Washington County Fair comes back for 2021

It’s been two years since the Washington County Fair was last up and running, but it came back for 2021.