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Outbreak Wisconsin

Claire DeRosa / Wisconsin Watch

 

This collaborative series, in partnership with Wisconsin Public Radio, chronicles Wisconsin residents as they navigate life during the coronavirus pandemic — exposing failing systems and exploring solutions along the way.

Outbreak Wisconsin

‘It’s a scary transition’: After pandemic closes doors at bars and restaurants, Amy Moreland carves a new career path

By Bridgit Bowden (WPR) | February 3, 2021

With few prospects for a new service industry job, Amy Moreland enrolled at Madison College, aiming to earn a degree in social work.

Outbreak Wisconsin

‘I’m happy to be part of history’: An ER nurse gets the coronavirus vaccine, offering example to others

By Bram Sable-Smith (WPR) | December 28, 2020

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

By Megan Hart (WPR) | December 18, 2020

Charles had been homeless, and believed in the power of one vet helping another.

Duane Bark — beloved educator and football coach who painted daughter’s nails, dies of COVID-19 at 61

By Bram Sable-Smith (WPR) | December 17, 2020

Markesan district schools superintendent, athletic director mentored those around him without seeking recognition

Outbreak Wisconsin

‘Every single one of them changed lives’: 6 nuns at Greenfield Convent die of COVID-19

By Maureen McCollum (WPR) | December 17, 2020

These six sisters lived their lives as educators and care providers. They all died from complications of COVID-19.

Outbreak Wisconsin

Rosemary Kraemer, beloved mother, grandmother and ‘GG’, dies of COVID-19 at 74

By Bridgit Bowden (WPR) | December 15, 2020

Rosemary Kraemer died Oct. 14, 2020, of complications from COVID-19 at age 74. She is one of more than 4,000 Wisconsinites lost to the virus.

Outbreak Wisconsin

Edward Anderson, WWII veteran who spent months as prisoner of war, dies of COVID-19 at 97

By Rob Mentzer (WPR) | December 14, 2020

Anderson was 97 when he died of COVID-19 in November, one of more than 4,000 Wisconsinites who’ve died from the disease.

Outbreak Wisconsin

‘Winter is coming, and a lot of doors are going to be shut’: Restaurant and bar workers in peril as weather grows cold and COVID-19 keeps spreading

By Bridgit Bowden (WPR) | October 27, 2020

Before the pandemic, Amy Moreland worked as a bartender and events coordinator in Madison. “Well, that’s canceled forever, or the foreseeable future,” she joked anxiously in her latest audio diary for Outbreak Wisconsin.

Outbreak Wisconsin

‘This is slowly grinding us into dirt’: An ER nurse reflects on the relentless pandemic

By Bram Sable-Smith (WPR) | October 14, 2020

As of October 12, 74 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in Dane County alone, where Mariah Clark works as an emergency department nurse. Clark said the spike was predictable. “Wisconsin, I love you, but you’re doing it wrong,” she said.

Outbreak Wisconsin

Pizza lunches and iPads: A single mom speaks to her son about returning to school

By Bram Sable-Smith (WPR) | August 31, 2020

Jessica Barrera said her son Niko did well learning at home after coronavirus shuttered schools nationwide this spring. She has decided to continue with remote learning for him this year as well.

Lives on Hold

Wisconsinites with disabilities see long wait for jobless aid, even after gaining eligibility

By Bram Sable-Smith (WPR) | August 18, 2020

Many remain in limbo after Wisconsin said laid-off workers on federal disability may qualify for pandemic relief. One woman finally succeeded — after 32 emails.

Outbreak Wisconsin

It does feel a little bit like ‘Groundhog’s Day’ — Dairy farmer Bryan Voegeli fears what an outbreak could mean for his farm

By | August 6, 2020

Day-to-day life hasn’t changed much on Bryan Voegeli’s dairy farm since the start of the pandemic, but that doesn’t keep him from worrying about what an outbreak could mean for his business.

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