Eau Claire’s health department wants to make sure all healthcare workers in the county get the coronavirus vaccine. Health director Lieske Giese yesterday said workers at unaffiliated healthcare offices, mainly people who do not work for one of Eau Claire’s major hospitals, should get the shot as well. Giese said the idea is to protect all frontline healthcare workers before offering the vaccine to other people in the community. When we look at the overall picture here in our state,
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The head of the University of Wisconsin says his schools can take over Wisconsin’s slow-to-start coronavirus vaccination program. UW President Tommy Thompson yesterday said the university can vaccinate everyone in Wisconsin by the end of March or beginning of April. Thompson says UW campuses are currently set-up for testing, he says they can quickly transition to vaccinations. The latest vaccination report shows Wisconsin is lagging behind almost every Midwestern state, with just 86 thousand of the state’s 266 thousand doses distributed.
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Parents may be able to once again opt their kids into Eau Claire Memorial High School. The city’s school board is looking at possibly reopening the school for open enrollment. Eau Claire stopped open enrollment at Memorial back in 2017 to boost enrollment at North High School. Since then, North has filled-up and Memorial is the school with more space for new students.
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It might not be a surprise to hear that we’re raising more glasses these days. Overall, spirits and hard liquor is up the most with a 33% increase during the first part of the pandemic when compared with 2019 sales, followed by wine at a 12% increase. Surprisingly, beer sales overall are down, with a few exceptions! Here is what we know about pandemic alcohol sales based on data from Ibotta: Beer: – Down 2% overall, with the following data
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The Sergeant-at-Arms says the Capitol building is now secure. The Sergeant-At-Arms made the announcement to pool reporters. Supporters of President Trump stormed Congress this afternoon as members were certifying the results of the presidential election. At least one person is dead after being shot in the chaos. Police and National Guard used flash bangs and tear gas to regain control of the building. However, it came after protesters made it inside both chambers of Congress.
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People in a number of states are taking part in protests in regards to the 2020 Presidential Election results. Protests have been reported at multiple State Capitols including Oregon, Colorado, Arizona, and Washington state. The gatherings so far have been reported as peaceful. Earlier, Congress was set to count electoral votes confirming Joe Biden as the next President of the United States, but was halted after protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Hundreds of supporters of President Trump gathered in California
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As an active day in American Politics continues to unfold, we listen to the latest with Matt Mattenson. Tear gas is being deployed at the U.S. Capitol after protesters stormed the building. Police are using the gas to slowly disperse protesters from the steps of the Capitol Building. Earlier, a group stormed the building as Congress was meeting to ratify the election results. Many of the protesters were rallying at the White House with President Trump before moving to the
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The Wisconsin Department of Health says the number of deaths from COVID-19 now tops five-thousand statewide. Officials today confirmed 60 additional deaths in the last 24 hours bringing the total to five-thousand-and-39. The number of cases confirmed today is just over 34-hundred, bringing the total number of cases since the beginning of the epidemic to just under 495-thousand.
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UW-Health officials say there is a critical need for convalescent plasma donations. Convalescent plasma is from people who have recovered from COVID-19 and is used for patients hospitalized with the coronavirus. There is a critical shortage throughout the Midwest. Anyone interested in donating plasma is urged to call UW Health.
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President-elect Joe Biden says “our democracy is under an unprecedented assault” as the U.S. Capitol has been breached by protesters. Speaking in Wilmington, Biden said these scenes of chaos do not reflect a true America, calling protesters to stop now. He called it “chaos” and “disorder” created by a small number of extremists. President-elect Joe Biden says the U.S. Capitol has been breached by protesters. Biden called on protesters to stop now. Biden says the instigators are not many. We
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