The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that local health departments do not have the authority to close schools due emergencies like the coronavirus pandemic.
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Sen. Tammy Baldwin listens to a presentation by UWâMadison graduate student Gage Moreno, far right, during a tour of the AIDS Vaccine Research Laboratory (AVRL) in University Research Park on April 5. Photo: Jeff Miller
The Rockefeller Foundation, a philanthropy focused on health, science and social issues, today announced efforts to create an international pandemic prevention institute. By building a network of more than 20 public, private and nonprofit partners around the world, the foundationâs support is intended to help quickly thwart potential pandemic threats wherever they occur.
‘We’re in the marathon part’: Health officials target remaining groups to get vaccinated along Path to Herd Immunity
June 6, 2021 3:00 PM Madalyn O Neill
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MADISON, Wis. – For health officials, the beginning of the vaccine rollout felt like a sprint.
“It felt like we were like racing as fast as possible to get everyone vaccinated,” said Rebecca LeBeau, public health specialist at Public Health Madison & Dane County.
From a peak of about 426,000 vaccines given the first full week in April, that’s fallen to about 105,000 administered over the last week of May, according to data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.