Hourly rate for school nursing contracts could rise
DARLINGTON – With the pandemic last year and schools trying to reopen, it was discovered that many school districts across Wisconsin don’t have a full-time nurse, that according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI). Most of the schools in Lafayette County count on the Lafayette County Health Department Public nurses to assist in that situation, which is not common in Wisconsin. Black Hawk is the only school district in the county that has their own nursing service.
Health Department Committee chair Bob Boyle stated that the health department is doing a service for the schools and trying to save them money by having the public health nurses go into the schools for a few hours per week.
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Medtecs Chosen as Asian Development Bank’s Partner to Supply Vital PPE to Asian Developing Countries Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
December 18, 2020 GMT
TAIPEI, Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Medtecs Group, a leading personal protective equipment (PPE) supplier based in Taiwan, had passed the rigorous procurement process of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in June 2020 to become the ADB’s supplier of critical protective gear for frontline health workers risking their lives in the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Medtecs has been operating in Cambodia since 1999 and employs more than 5,500 people at its Kampong Cham factory, with 82% of the workforce composed of female workers. These Medtecs workers have been working tirelessly to help produce more than 1.2 million medical garments for those who need them in 11 developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region, including their hom
Madison County Director of Public Health Toni Corona provided an explanation of how the Covid-19 vaccine will be distributed according to the federal priority list at last week’s Health Department Committee meeting, anticipating the general public to be offered the vaccine by early Spring.
During the Dec. 11 meeting, Corona said Madison County is one of 50 counties in Illinois selected to receive an initial allocation of vaccines due to the county’s mortality rate.
“I don’t know if it’s a good thing to be on that list or not,” she said.
As of Dec. 14, Madison County reported a total of 321 deaths and 17,536 confirmed cases. There had been 10 deaths and 185 confirmed cases reported on that day.