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Milwaukee Health Department Commissioner Kirsten Johnson speaks at a news conference earlier this month on door-to-door vaccinations. Photo provided by Milwaukee Health Department/NNS.
In a wide-ranging interview with NNS, new Milwaukee Health Commissioner
Kirsten Johnson said her top priority is tackling the city’s ongoing lead crisis, which she called “the pandemic before the pandemic.”
Johnson, who joined the department in March, said although the COVID-19 pandemic remains a challenge, she also wants to begin reversing policies that have worsened health outcomes for the city’s Black and brown residents. This includes the city’s lead abatement program that focuses on removing lead from pipes, paint and soil in the city.
Mitch McConnell âPerplexedâ By COVID-19 Vaccine Resistance His Own Party Is Pushing
âI can only speak for myself,â the top Republican in the Senate said when asked about other GOP senators fueling vaccine hesitancy.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) again urged Americans to get vaccinated to protect themselves and their loved ones from the deadly COVID-19 virus as the pace of vaccinations slows across the country.
At a press conference on Tuesday, he said he was âperplexedâ by some peopleâs reluctance to get vaccinated.Â
âWe need to keep preaching that getting the vaccine is important,â said McConnell, who survived polio as a child. âWe need to finish the job. Part of it is just convincing the American people of the importance of doing this. Everyone who knows the subject says that if you get the disease, chances are pretty good youâre not going to die from it if you get vaccinated.â
Come June 1, there will no longer be a city health order mandating masks in public. Milwaukee Health Commissioner Kristen Johnson explains what that means for the city and for private businesses.
New CDC mask guidelines shock businesses, city
Businesses wait for guidance from cities scrambling to reevaluate mask requirements Share Updated: 10:55 PM CDT May 13, 2021
Businesses wait for guidance from cities scrambling to reevaluate mask requirements Share Updated: 10:55 PM CDT May 13, 2021
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Show Transcript WHAT IS THE BEST WAY FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE TO MOVE FORWARD AS IT PERTAINS TO MASKS? COURTNEY: THAT’S THE QUESTION ON MANY MINDS AFTER THE CDC ANNOUNCED FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE DON’T NEED MASKS IN MOST PLACES, BUT THE DECISION IS UP TO CITIES, AND MILWAUKEE IS NOT SURE HOW IT WILL PROCEED. IT WILL TAKE TIME TO DIGEST AND UNDERSTAND HOW THESE WILL APPLY TO DIFFERENT SETTINGS, INCLUDING BUSINESSES. COURTNEY: METCALFE’S MARKET IN WAUWATOSA FOLLOWS CITY GUIDANCE. WE HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY SURPRISE. COURTNEY: SO FAR, MASKS ARE STILL REQUIRED INDOORS IN WAUWATOSA AND MILWAUKEE. DO YOU THINK THERE WILL BE CONFUSI