Showing 8 results for "Public Health Madison and Dane County"
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
Free flu shots available for all at Alliant Energy Center’s drive-thru clinic.
PHMDC reports that over 800 people so far have been vaccinated for free since the flu shot clinic opened in October. Photo courtesy of
OCTOBER 21, 2020
Dane County moves to crisis model of contact tracing.
Dane County has been tracking over 150 new COVID-19 cases per day, according to Janel Heinrich, Director of Public Health Madison & Dane County. Photo courtesy of the CDC, public …
AUGUST 22, 2020
New Emergency Order declares only grades K-2 will offer in-person instruction.
There are 16 school districts located in Dane County. Photo by: David Benbennick Author: Jessica Gregory Dane County schools teaching grades 3-12 will be virtual to start the school year, …
AUGUST 20, 2020
Dane County’s daily COVID-19 cases halved in month since mask order.
Local health officials revealed on Thursday that in just over a month since Dane County implemented its indoor-mask order, new daily COVID-19 cases have dropped by over 50%. Graphic: Public …
AUGUST 16, 2020
UW-Madison move-in begins while COVID-19 continues to rage.
In a coronavirus-inspired program meant to limit crowds during normal move-in, some regional students began dropping off their possessions at their dorms over the weekend. Photo: Imervard, licensed under creative …
AUGUST 13, 2020
Epic will no longer require employees to physically return to work.
The medical software giant revered its re-opening police that would have forced its roughly 10,000 employees to return to its campus in August. Photo: Allison Meier, licensed under creative commons. …
JULY 26, 2020
Farmers’ Market to resume Saturday walk-up markets with COVID-19 precautions.
Starting in August, the Farmers’ Market will offer walk-up shopping from 9:30 A.M to 1:00 P.M. on Saturdays at its new location on Willow Island. Photo: Dane County Farmers’ Market, …
JULY 20, 2020
UW-Madison begins to set up free, on-campus COVID-19 testing regime for fall.
UW officials believe that a partnership between multiple of its labs will provide the capacity to test all on-campus students and staff for free. Photo: Bryce Richter. The UW-Madison builds …
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