Vaccinators have been providing mobile vaccination clinics to help eliminate barriers to being vaccinated for members of the community.
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Public Health Madison & Dane County Works to Provide Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccine
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Public Health Madison & Dane County Pausing Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Administration
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April 13, 2021 The CDC and FDA recommended pausing use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, after six reported cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot.
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Childcare Center Outbreak Linked to B.1.1.7 Highlights Importance of Vaccination and Testing
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April 5, 2021 Recently, a large outbreak of people diagnosed with COVID-19 was associated with a Dane County childcare center and included the B.1.1.7 variant.
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Indoor Mask Requirement Remains in Place, Public Health Order #15 Released
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April 2, 2021 After a month of stable and improving COVID-19 data, specifically a dramatic increase in vaccination numbers, Order #15 is issued.
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Overdose Spike in Dane County
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April 1, 2021 During the last 24 hours, at least four people have experienced an overdose.
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Public Health Issues Order #14 Amendment for Dane County
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March 18, 2021 Amendment adjusts some face covering and distancing requirements for people who are fully vaccinated
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Roadmap to Reducing Violence Plan Released
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March 10, 2021 Today, Public Health Madison & Dane County released a comprehensive violence prevention plan that provides a roadmap for collective community action.
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Timetable for Vaccinating Dane County Educators Moved Up
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March 4, 2021 Following increased vaccine supply in Wisconsin, school staff and childcare providers can be vaccinated at Alliant Energy Center starting March 9.
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Public Health Releases New Measures for Assessing Progress, Order #14
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March 2, 2021 Public Health issued an updated tool for assessing progress and Order #14.
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Vaccine supply shortages delay vaccination of county teachers and childcare workers
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February 25, 2021 Shortfalls in the amount of vaccine allocated to Dane County will push back efforts to vaccinate teachers and childcare staff at Alliant Energy Center
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New Study: People who smoke face greater risk to get sicker from COVID-19
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February 24, 2021 People who smoke are more likely to be hospitalized after a COVID-19 diagnosis and are almost two times more likely to die after a COVID diagnosis.
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Public Health, Health Care Team to Vaccinate Dane County School Staff
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February 19, 2021 A new partnership will help ensure school staff and childcare providers across Dane County receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the coming weeks.
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COVID-19 Variant Strain B.1.1.7 Confirmed in Dane County
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February 18, 2021 An individual with no recent travel history outside of Dane County was found to have the COVID-19 variant strain B.1.1.7.
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Phased Reopening Continues with Latest Dane County Public Health Order
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February 8, 2021 Public Health Madison & Dane County has issued Emergency Order #13.
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COVID-19 Data Dashboard Updated with New Vaccine Data
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February 5, 2021 Users can now see the number of people vaccinated
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What the next phase of Wisconsin vaccination means for Dane County
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January 26, 2021 Newly eligible groups are approved to begin receiving vaccines starting March 1, pending availability.
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New COVID-19 Data Dashboard Released
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January 19, 2021 The dashboard includes an overview of the latest data and the change from yesterday.
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Public Health, local health systems having success in vaccinating unaffiliated frontline healthcare workers in Dane County
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January 14, 2021 Public Health Madison & Dane County continues to match Tier 1A frontline healthcare workers who are not affiliated with a major health system to vaccinators in an effort to help them get COVID-19 vaccine. These healthcare workers, by definition…
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New Order Issued as COVID-19 Cases Remain High in Dane County
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January 11, 2021 We have issued Emergency Order #12. The order goes into effect January 13, at 12:01am and will be in effect for 28 days.
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Patience and diligence are essential, as broad availability of COVID-19 vaccines is still months away
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January 5, 2021 Healthcare and public health organizations across Dane County are urging patience as vaccines are authorized and distributed in limited quantities.