Wisconsin to open vaccinations to general public Monday
TODD RICHMOND, Associated Press
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin health officials have decided to make COVID-19 vaccinations available for the general public starting next week, accelerating the timetable by a month, Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday.
The move comes as Evers administration braces for another surge in infections and a court order that could wipe out the governor s statewide mask mandate.
Currently, health care workers, people over 65, nursing home residents and staff, educators and people with existing health conditions are eligible for coronavirus vaccines. That will expand to everyone 16 and older starting Monday, Evers announced.
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1of30Dr. Mark Ghaly, Secretary, California Health and Human Services, left, inoculates California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza in Los Angeles Thursday, April 1, 2021. Newsom was vaccinated with the new one-dose Janssen COVID-19 vaccine by Johnson & Johnson.Damian Dovarganes/APShow MoreShow Less
2of30FILE - This Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 file photo shows a BinaxNOW rapid COVID-19 test made by Abbott Laboratories, in Tacoma, Wash. On Wednesday, March 31, 2021, the FDA said Abbott’s BinaxNow and Quidel’s QuickVue tests can now be sold without a prescription for consumers to test themselves repeatedly at home.Ted S. Warren/APShow MoreShow Less
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1of20Dr. Mark Ghaly, Secretary, California Health and Human Services, left, inoculates California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza in Los Angeles Thursday, April 1, 2021. Newsom was vaccinated with the new one-dose Janssen COVID-19 vaccine by Johnson & Johnson.Damian Dovarganes/APShow MoreShow Less
2of20FILE - This Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 file photo shows a BinaxNOW rapid COVID-19 test made by Abbott Laboratories, in Tacoma, Wash. On Wednesday, March 31, 2021, the FDA said Abbott’s BinaxNow and Quidel’s QuickVue tests can now be sold without a prescription for consumers to test themselves repeatedly at home.Ted S. Warren/APShow MoreShow Less
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LIBERTY, Mo. â Beginning Monday, all grocery store workers in Missouri are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.
For Hy-Vee, its 10,000 employees in Missouri who have not already received the vaccine through prior eligibility tiers can now sign up.
Lisa Pruett, beauty manager at the Liberty Hy-Vee, said she feels as if a weight has been lifted off her shoulders after a year unlike any other. It s really been like a blink of an eye almost, Pruett said. I know it s like a year at this point, [but] it seems like it was yesterday.
Though not a cashier or stocker, Pruett has been just as much on the front lines as other grocery store workers.
Stores, restaurants say demand growing for meatless options
ANNIE MEHL, Telegraph Herald
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DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) Although vegetarian or even vegan options at area grocery stores or on restaurant menus are not usually as prevalent as items like hamburgers or steaks, businesses and grocers said they are continuing to expand their meatless products as the push for plant-based diets continues to grow.
“We have seen a rather large increase in customers adding plant-based proteins to their diets over the past year,” said Tina Potthoff, senior vice president of communications at Hy-Vee. “This category does not appear to be a food trend but rather a lifestyle choice.”