Health

Most COVID-19 Patients In Wisconsin Have Recovered, But What Does That Mean?

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

There are many COVID-19 patients who suffer from symptoms of the virus for three months or longer. How does the public health system track that breadth of experience?

More Wisconsinites Are Voting Absentee, But Many Have Been Unsuccessful

Tom Scheck

APM Reports

Geoff Hing

APM Reports

Dee J. Hall

Wisconsin Watch

Slightly more than 23,000 ballots were thrown out from Wisconsin's April 2020 election, mostly because those voters or their witnesses missed at least one line on a form.

Contact Tracers In Wisconsin Are Battling COVID-19 — And Misinformation

Howard Hardee

Wisconsin Watch

Conspiracy theories about contact tracing have percolated on social media since early May, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published guidelines on how state health authorities should implement this "core disease control measure" to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Series: The Flu And Wisconsin's Public Health

Understanding The Perennial Menace Of The Influenza Virus

Samantha Nash

PBS Wisconsin

Deadly global pandemics are rare enough to motivate widespread attention when they emerge, but people around the world face the threat of seasonal influenza every year.

Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: June 2020

COVID-19, Fewer Polling Sites Cut Turnout Most Among Milwaukee's Black Voters

Dee J. Hall

Wisconsin Watch

Significant numbers of Milwaukee voters were dissuaded from voting on April 7 by the sharp reduction in polling places and the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic — with the biggest effects seen among Black voters, according to a study from the Brennan Center for Justice.

Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: June 2020

How AIDS Pushed Wisconsin To Change Its Approach To Public Health

Andy Soth

PBS Wisconsin

In the early 1980s, a new mysterious malady captured the attention of public health professionals. Initially labeled GRID, these clusters of illnesses seemed to largely be an issue only on the East and West coasts. But Wisconsin's government was taking action.

Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: June 2020

Wisconsin DPI Releases Guidance For Reopening K-12 Schools For 2020-21

Marisa Wojcik

PBS Wisconsin

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The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has released guidance or how K-12 schools across the state will be able to reopen facilities for the 2020-21 school year as COVID-19 continues to spread throughout Wisconsin communities.

Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: June 2020

After A Fight For His Life With COVID-19, A Green Bay Meat Packer Returns To Work

Andy Moore

PBS Wisconsin

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In 15 years of work at the JBS Packerland beef plant in Green Bay, Guadalupe Paez said he didn't take more than 10 sick days. But, on March 10 he was feeling very sick.

Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: June 2020

Wisconsin Elections Commission Approves Absentee Ballot Mailers

Will Kenneally

PBS Wisconsin

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The Wisconsin Elections Commission gave final approval to send absentee ballot requests to 2.7 million Wisconsin voters in advance of the fall 2020 election.

Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: June 2020

UW-Madison Releases Plan To Reopen Campus For Fall 2020 Semseter

Marisa Wojcik

PBS Wisconsin

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The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced plans to reopen campus to students and staff for the fall 2020 semester.