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Covid-19

Gridlock could delay COVID funds

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is headed for “a lot of unnecessary loss of life," the Biden administration says, if Congress fails to provide billions more dollars to brace for the pandemic’s next wave. Yet the quest for that money is in limbo, the latest victim of election-year gridlock ...

Local data: 27 new virus positives in Dickinson, 15 in Iron

Local health officials Friday reported 27 new confirmed COVID-19 positives in Dickinson County and 15 in Iron County in the past eight days. Dickinson County also had 12 probable virus cases and Iron County three probables since May 19, according to figures posted Friday on the Dickinson-Iron ...

Local data: 24 new virus positives in Dickinson, 12 in Iron

Local health officials Thursday reported 24 new confirmed COVID-19 positives in Dickinson County and 12 in Iron County in the previous six days. Dickinson County also had 24 probable virus cases and Iron County two probables since May 13, according to figures posted Thursday on the ...

National Guard plays major role in Wisconsin’s pandemic response

LA CROSSE, Wis. — After more than three months, the Wisconsin National Guard’s mission to assist as nursing assistants at state health care facilities is winding down. Senior Wisconsin National Guard leaders and officials from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services travelled to ...

CDC urges Pfizer booster for children ages 5 to 11

Kids ages 5 to 11 should get a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, advisers to the U.S. government said Thursday. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention quickly adopted the panel’s recommendation, opening a third COVID-19 shot to healthy elementary-age kids — just like ...