COVID-19 testing opened to any patient at Gundersen Health System
Testing comes at manufacturers are increasing test production
April 29, 2021 5:21 PM Greg White
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LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – Gundersen Health System is opening up COVID- 19 testing to any patient.
The expansion includes people with and without symptoms … as well as testing for travel or otherwise as it is needed.
Testing will be offered at any Gundersen location that currently offers the service.
Health leaders at Gundersen says the expansion will help as people look return to activities that they may have skipped during the pandemic.
“It’s been a big deal for people that want to travel. And obviously for a lot of travel locations, obviously internationally, PCR coronavirus testing is a requirement,” said Gundersen Health System Dr. Sean Agger, director of laboratories.
Wisconsin health officials say 605 people in the state have tested positive for COVID-19 after full vaccination
Nearly 1.9 million people in Wisconsin have received a full vaccine series
April 28, 2021 6:07 PM Greg White
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The number of so-called breakthrough cases was just 605 out of 1.8 million people.
While you may have heard of concerns after vaccination, a vaccine expert with Gundersen Health System says there is an explanation for that.
“There is actually a bias we introduce to this whole understanding of the vaccines. Because people that have an understanding of the vaccines because people that have side effects are much more likely to share their story,” said Gundersen Health System’s Dr. Raj Naik.
Severe COVID-19 vaccine reactions are rare La Crosse health experts say
La Crosse health experts say Johnson & Johnson vaccine suspension is part of a normal research process out of caution
April 13, 2021 6:29 PM Jordan Fremstad
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LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – La Crosse medical experts say the news today shows vaccine research is working. Tuesday, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services instructed Wisconsin providers to stop administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
The decision comes after the federal review of side effects and a recommendation by the Federal Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“This is a recommendation. It’s not a mandate and it’s out of an abundance of caution,” director of the FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Dr. Peter Marks said on a Tuesday morning Zoom news conference.
Vaccination rates slowing may prevent spread of COVID-19 virus
Studies tracked Pfizer, Moderna vaccines
March 11, 2021 6:08 PM Greg White
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LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – New studies are showing that COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna not only prevent people who are exposed to the virus, but also prevent them from spreading the virus to others.
While vaccination rates are climbing here and around the globe, it doesn’t mean life will immediately return to normal.
“We’re not quite at the point where it means you are vaccinated, you can do whatever you want. But there is going to be incremental improvements in your freedom to do things as you are vaccinated and more of the population becomes vaccinated,” said Gundersen Health System Dr. Raj Naik.
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