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Wildfires from West Coast and Canada lead to air quality issues in La Crosse County
Poorer air quality is leading to concerns for people who have respiratory or heart-related conditions
July 21, 2021 6:44 PM
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LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – If you’ve noticed some more haze throughout our area, you’re not the only one.
The hazy sky is coming from wildfires on the West Coast and in Canada, and is causing an air quality alert in the area.
“Oh yes, I’ve noticed that in the evening when the sun goes down,” Renee Gruen said, who is biking through La Crosse. “There’s haze in front of it.”
ONALASKA, Wis. - (WXOW) - Allergist from Gundersen Health System, Doctor Todd Mahr, has a son, Sam, with allergies to peanut and wheat, and they sat down to share what you should know about receiving the vaccine if you have food allergies.
Dr. Mahr said that for the general population, it will be months before the vaccine is available to them, and we will know more by then which is a positive thing. For now, he said the main questions are, what are people reacting to? and what should they do if they have allergies? There is one culprit, Polyethylene glycol, or PEG, that they are talking about and that we know has caused problems in some other patients. It is a different form of PEG than has been in other vaccines and so that might be what s different about it, said Dr. Mahr.
Flu cases still low, expected to climb in La Crosse area
Vaccines are encouraged to anyone that has not received their annual vaccination
December 11, 2020 6:42 PM Greg White
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LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – Flu season will be here soon adding to the strain of hospitals already dealing with the pandemic.
As of early December, the CDC is reporting that flu activity across the country is lower than usual.
Not a single flu patient is hospitalized at Mayo Clinic.
Still doctors say it is important to be prepared.
“It’s been a quiet year so far. But it’s still important to get your vaccination,” said Mayo Clinic Dr. Teresa Mallett.