Cruel and Unusual?
‘He shouldn’t have had to die’: COVID-19 infects half of Wisconsin inmates, five times the overall state rate
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Prisoners lack space and some say rules to curb COVID-19 are unevenly enforced
Coronavirus Coverage
Wisconsin’s No. 1 mink farming industry now seen as a COVID-19 risk
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State officials knew little about the secretive industry until the pandemic struck; now they are scrambling to keep mink farmers and their animals safe
Coronavirus Coverage
So you’ve been diagnosed with COVID-19. What next?
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Wisconsin experts share tips for limiting spread and boosting your immune system — aiming to prevent hospitalization.
Outbreak Wisconsin
‘I’m happy to be part of history’: An ER nurse gets the coronavirus vaccine, offering example to others
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Health care workers were among the first in Wisconsin on Dec. 14 to receive doses of the new Pfizer vaccine after the state’s first shipments arrived.
Outbreak Wisconsin
Charles Sheppard, Who Helped Hundreds Of Homeless Vets In Milwaukee, Dies Of COVID-19 At 61
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Charles had been homeless, and believed in the power of one vet helping another.
Outbreak Wisconsin
‘Every single one of them changed lives’: 6 nuns at Greenfield Convent die of COVID-19
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These six sisters lived their lives as educators and care providers. They all died from complications of COVID-19.
Coronavirus Coverage
COVID-19 killed a thousand Wisconsinites in three weeks. These residents don’t see the danger.
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Some Wisconsinites downplay the severity of COVID-19, spurning masks and vaccinations and inhibiting efforts to contain the pandemic.
Coronavirus Coverage
Illness, stress fill a COVID-19 unit as Wisconsin leaders stalemate
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Health care workers scrambled to treat patients on a day when 92 Wisconsin lives were reported lost. Outside of the hospital, politicians postured.
Lives on Hold
Thousands await jobless aid as Wisconsin leaders blame each other for failure
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Wisconsin’s unemployment system buckled during the pandemic. State leaders are moving slowly to address a crisis years in the making.
Coronavirus Coverage
‘Infodemic’ complicates Wisconsin’s public health fight against coronavirus
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Misrepresentations of COVID-19 data are spreading on social media, making it harder to slow the pandemic.
Coronavirus Coverage
Wisconsin’s plentiful COVID-19 data fuels insights, confusion as health officials learn on the fly
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An aging state data system frustrates local health agencies — and critics of regulations seize on information gaps.
Slammed: Rural Health Care and COVID-19
Wisconsin’s rural hospitals weather pandemic better than most, but warning signs remain
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Rural hospitals across the U.S. struggled after routine care was suspended because of COVID-19; and now, the disease is surging in rural areas of Wisconsin.