By Christina Lorey
Jul 21, 2021 | 6:58 PM
MADISON, Wis. â The Deer District is the center of the sports world, but could it soon make Wisconsin the next COVID epicenter?
Public health officials warn a surge in cases isnât a matter of if, but when, as Bucks fans continue to celebrate and cases continue to climb. In Wisconsin, the number of people testing positive and being hospitalized for COVID has been growing for two weeks straight, and 80% of new cases are now the highly-contagious delta strain.
âWeâve had breakthrough cases,â explained Brittany Grogan, data analyst for Public Health Madison & Dane County. âThose are vaccinated people whoâve gotten COVID. Luckily, theyâre often mild, but they are still happening.â
MADISON, Wis. The Deer District is the center of the sports world, but could it soon make Wisconsin the next COVID epicenter?
Public health officials warn a surge in cases isn’t a matter of if, but when, as Bucks fans continue to celebrate and cases continue to climb. In Wisconsin, the number of people testing positive and being hospitalized for COVID has been growing for two weeks straight, and 80% of new cases are now the highly-contagious delta strain.
“We’ve had breakthrough cases,” explained Brittany Grogan, data analyst for Public Health Madison & Dane County. “Those are vaccinated people who’ve gotten COVID. Luckily, they’re often mild, but they are still happening.”
Local doctors: All unvaccinated people will eventually get some form of COVID You can get the vaccine or the virus. There s no third option.
July 20, 2021 6:27 PM Christina Lorey
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MADISON, Wis.– Dane County doctors say it appears some people believe there are three choices when it comes to COVID: get vaccinated and protect yourself, don’t get vaccinated and live your life, or don’t get vaccinated, but live cautiously enough to avoid the virus. With the extremely contagious delta variant now the dominant strain in Dane County, local doctors say that third option is not a reality.
“If you are not vaccinated, it’s not a matter of
By Naomi Kowles
Jul 2, 2021 | 5:34 PM
Hardly a day goes by that Brittany Grogan doesnât watch reckless drivers on East Washington Avenue from her Galaxie apartment building balcony.
The sirens woke her early last Saturday morning, when 30-year-old Sean Crisco was killed in a hit-and-run at the intersection just outside the building.
âLiving here, I often feel concerned for my safety and safety of other people around here.â
Then came Friday morningâand with it another death, this time two miles up the road as a 57-year-old man tried to cross the crosswalk at the Pawling Street intersection on his bicycle. He was in it when he was hitâand killed.
By Amanda Quintana
Apr 23, 2021 6:52 PM
MADISON, Wis. We’ve all heard experts say the goal is to get to herd immunity. For Public Health Madison and Dane County, that means between 60 and 90% of the population is vaccinated or has coronavirus antibodies.
Currently, 55% of Dane County residents have gotten at least one dose of a vaccine.
Herd immunity doesn’t mean the virus will disappear. It will still be in the community, but we would see fewer infections, hospitalizations and deaths.
“It really is about where the virus or the disease meets a dead end,” said Dr. Matt Anderson at UW Health. “I hear about when my dad was growing up and parents being concerned to send their kids to the pool in the summer because Polio virus was being transmitted and such. I’ve never thought about that once.”