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By Dean Knetter Air Date: October 8, 2021 The Food and Drug Administration is meeting this week to discuss booster shot recommendations and whether to approve the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for younger children. We find out what’s being considered and check… Read More
By Laura Otto UWM Report October 7, 2021 Milwaukee County became the first governing board in the nation to pass a resolution declaring racism as a public health crisis in 2019. Since then, more than 90 cities and town councils… Read More
Madeline Heim and Sarah Volpenhein USA Today August 27, 2021 For a brief, glorious few weeks, it seemed to many that the worst of the pandemic was behind us. Half of Wisconsin residents are fully vaccinated. Beloved festivals and sporting events,… Read More
This School Year Is Going to Be a Mess—Again. We have the tools to keep Delta in check, but schools have to actually use them. By Sarah Zhang The Atlantic August 23, 2021 Since early summer, three pandemic clocks have been… Read More
Photo caption: Al Washko (St. Hyacinth Food Pantry); Anne Dressel (College of Nursing); Nancy Yarnell (Food Security for America); Steve Pollock (St. Hyacinth Food Pantry); and Young Cho (Zilber School of Public Health). (Photo credit: Derek Johnson) The UWM Zilber… Read More
Everyone is bad at describing the vaccines, including me. By Katherine J. Wu The Atlantic August 12, 2021 For the past year or so, I’ve been reporting on the COVID-19 vaccines, a job that’s required me to convey, again and… Read More
Those Nerdy Girls of Dear Pandemic have spent the last 15 months sharing science-backed info with their 100,000 followers. They have some advice for how to get us through this next wave. By Roxanne Patel Shepalavy The Philadelphia Citizen August… Read More
By Sarah Gantz Philadelphia Inquirer August 6, 2021 Stoked by fear of a virus that doctors and researchers knew little about, we wiped down our groceries, bought up every last roll of toilet paper, and researched how to make our… Read More
By Susan Bence WUWM 89.7 FM August 3, 2021 Toxic algae is nothing new to the Great Lakes. Just think of Lake Erie and the bay of Green Bay. But the last place many people, including scientists, expected to find… Read More
As the world returns to normal, fully vaccinated parents feel left behind while their young children are unprotected against the coronavirus. By Adrianna Rodriguez, Alia E. Dastagir and Erin Richards USA Today July 14, 2021 Daniel Horowitz’s grip tightened around… Read More