MADISON, Wis. Even though Public Health Madison and Dane County has a couple thousand vaccine slots open this week, they know those appointments will all fill up because the demand in Dane County is still high.
“Previously we had to be really specific about who we were sending those invites to. We are now sending it to everybody on our list,” said Tess Ellens, Vaccine Coordinator at PHMDC.
If you sign up on vaccinate.wi.gov, even though you won’t see the Alliant Energy Center listed, Public Health Madison and Dane County will email you with an invite to an appointment in just the next few days.
MADISON, Wis. The Biden Administration’s American Rescue Plan is estimated to cut child poverty in half this year, with the help from both stimulus checks and an expansion of the child tax credit.
For families that qualify, it will be a $3,600 credit for each child under age six. For children ages six to 17, the credit is $3,000, increased from $2,000.
“The expansion of the child tax credit is projected to benefit 92% of all Wisconsin children because it’s going to provide more relief for families of over a million children in our state and it will specifically help lift over 46,000 children out of poverty in Wisconsin,” said Hayley Chesnik at United Way Dane County.
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Covid infections caused by variants growing in Wisconsin, more children getting sick
April 9, 2021 7:25 PM Amanda Quintana
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The CDC has identified five variants that are more contagious than the original strain.
“All five of these strains are currently in Wisconsin, and the proportion of the Wisconsin infections that’s caused by the variants of concern is growing week by week,” said DHS Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ryan Westergaard.
The variants need less interaction to infect someone, making the virus easier to get.
“You look at place like Michigan and other places across the country where you’re seeing more variant spread, we’re hearing anecdotally more stories about younger, healthier people being hospitalized and younger transmission.” said Dr. Matt Anderson at UW Health.
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