Outbreak Wisconsin
Edward Anderson, WWII veteran who spent months as prisoner of war, dies of COVID-19 at 97
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Anderson was 97 when he died of COVID-19 in November, one of more than 4,000 Wisconsinites who’ve died from the disease.
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Health care workers urge Wisconsin GOP lawmakers to prioritize deadly pandemic over baseless voter fraud claims — 12/11/20
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Wisconsin health care workers on Friday criticized Republican state lawmakers for gathering to discuss unfounded complaints about voter fraud in November’s presidential election — instead of addressing fallout from a viral pandemic that has killed more than 1,000 in the past three weeks and left thousands jobless.
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Report: 13 Wisconsin health officials have left jobs during pandemic, with some facing threats and political pressure — 12/10/20
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Today we highlight a USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin story about public health officers across the state who are increasingly facing political attacks — and even threats — while seeking to limit the deadly spread of COVID-19. In some cases, the pressures have prompted the officers to quit.
The trend comes as Wisconsin health officials are confronting an ‘infodemic’ of misinformation that is complicating the state’s pandemic response.
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Overwhelmed Wisconsin hospitals to get help from U.S. Army medical staffers — 12/9/20
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The U.S. Department of Defense is sending about 45 Army medical staffers to help overwhelmed Wisconsin hospitals as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage, Gov. Tony Evers announced Wednesday.
The incoming staffers will aid Marshfield Medical Center facilities in Marshfield, Eau Claire, Beaver Dam and Rice Lake, Evers’ office said in a press release. Molly Beck has more details for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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Why some Wisconsinites are shrugging off the deadly pandemic — 12/8/20
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Today we highlight our story about Wisconsinites who believe the danger of the coronavirus pandemic has been greatly overblown — and the factors that lead to denialism about a virus that has killed more than 280,000 Americans, including more than 3,800 in Wisconsin.
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Some local governments ignore Wisconsin mask mandate at public meetings, making attendance risky during pandemic — 12/7/20
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Today we highlight a Wisconsin State Journal story about local governments that are refusing to enforce Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide indoor mask mandate at public meetings, creating the risk of spreading the coronavirus to attendees.
“Spotty internet connectivity in parts of rural southwest Wisconsin can make online meetings impossible,” Chris Rickert reports. “And local resistance to the mask order combined with doubts about the effectiveness of masks to stem the spread of the coronavirus means some residents are risking their health just to see what their government officials are up to, a burden one expert said likely violates the state’s open meetings law.”
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Evers asks feds to prioritize Wisconsin in vaccine distribution, citing legislative obstruction — 12/4/20
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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is asking the federal government to prioritize Wisconsin in distributing COVID-19 vaccines to high-risk populations and health workers, citing high infection rates and Republican resistance to restrictions to control the coronavirus in the state, the Cap Times reports.
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What to know about Wisconsin’s COVID-19 vaccine plans — 12/3/20
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Today we highlight the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s coverage of Wisconsin’s progress — and challenges — in distributing vaccines that are crucial to halting the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Madison’s Latino community shows resilience, ingenuity in responding to pandemic — 12/2/20
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Today we feature a Cap Times story highlighting the resilience of Dane County’s Latino community, which is facing disproportionate harms from COVID-19. Latinos make up just 6% of the county’s population but 15% of its infections.
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Fighting disease and loneliness in a COVID-19 ward — 12/1/20
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Today we highlight an Appleton Post-Crescent story that examines the COVID-19 pandemic through the eyes of Katie Harris, a Fox Valley nurse who has “seen patients’ conditions worsen rapidly, from feeling fine in the morning to needing to be rushed to the ICU and placed on a ventilator in the afternoon.”
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Young and otherwise healthy still face COVID-19 risk — 11/30/20
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Today we highlight a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story about a “dangerous fiction” spreading during the COVID-19 pandemic — that the disease harms only the elderly or people with severe pre-existing illnesses.
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Report: Wisconsin meatpacking plants linked to more COVID-19 infections than previously disclosed — 11/25/20
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Today we highlight a story by Maria Perez of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
She reports that Wisconsin food processing plants have been linked to more COVID-19 infections and deaths than previously disclosed. That includes four deaths linked to the JBS Packerland plant in Green Bay.