How would vaccine makers adapt to COVID-19 variants?

COVID-19 vaccines appear to be working against today’s variants, but companies are making plans to update their shots if needed.

Pfizer researching effects of 3rd COVID-19 vaccine dose

Pfizer said it will offer a third dose to 144 volunteers, drawing from people who participated in the vaccine’s early-stage U.S. testing last year.

Report: Outdoor activities soared during pandemic

A new report Thursday from the Wisconsin Policy Forum attempts to quantify just how much more state residents were getting out of the house.

Milwaukee hospital awarded stroke center certification
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Partially paralyzed and unresponsive upon arrival, Jeff DeMatthew walked out of the hospital within 48 hours of having a stroke with a new lease on life.

Milwaukee hospital awarded stroke center certification

Partially paralyzed and unresponsive upon arrival, Jeff DeMatthew walked out of the hospital within 48 hours of having a stroke -- with a new lease on life.

Seniors struggle to find vaccine as teachers become eligible
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On March 1, Wisconsin teachers will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, but what does that mean for the thousands of seniors still waiting for their shot? 

Cancer-battling teen gets emotional support pup: 'Happy face'

Justin Sennott, 17, is undergoing treatment for high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Wednesday, he got a little reason to smile.

'Wild West:' Seniors struggle to find vaccine as teachers become eligible

On March 1, Wisconsin teachers will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, but what does that mean for the thousands of seniors still waiting for their shot? 

Moderna begins clinical trials for booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine to combat South Africa variant

Moderna says it has sent its new COVID-19 vaccine candidate designed specifically to combat the highly transmissible South Africa coronavirus variant to the National Institutes of Health for a Phase 1 clinical trial.

Children's Wisconsin saw spike in gunshot wounds, deaths in 2020

Calling attention to an epidemic, numbers from Children's Wisconsin show, in 2020, the hospital treated 79 children with gunshot wounds -- more than double the number of patients treated in 2019.

Fauci: In country as ‘rich and sophisticated’ as US, 500,000 shouldn’t have died of COVID-19

In a recent interview, Dr. Anthony Fauci — the nation’s leading infectious disease expert — called the COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. “stunning in its magnitude” and said it should not have happened in such a “rich and sophisticated” country.

Hayat Pharmacy offers multiple walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinics
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Hayat Pharmacy is offering several COVID-19 vaccine walk-in clinics this week -- for those who are eligible to receive the vaccine. 

COVID-19 antibodies were present for up to 3 months in people infected with coronavirus, NIH study finds

NIH researchers have found some evidence that suggests people previously infected with COVID-19 may have lasting antibodies that help protect against reinfection, though the extent to which that protection holds up against emerging variants remains unclear.

Zoom fatigue is real, Stanford study concludes

Zoom fatigue is real. Spending so much time online, even if you're talking to friends through video, can make you tired, irritated and emotionally drained.

Wisconsin DHS: Coronavirus cases up 747, deaths up 25

The Wisconsin DHS has reported more than 561,000 COVID-19 cases and more than 6,300 deaths to date.

FDA says single-dose shot from J&J prevents severe COVID

Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine protects against COVID-19, according to an analysis by U.S. regulators that sets the stage for a final decision on a new and easier-to-use shot to help tame the pandemic.