Dec. 28, 2020 5:30p
From WGTD News and WPR:
Two pharmacy chains have launched an effort to inject tens of thousands of Wisconsin nursing home residents with a COVID-19 vaccine. Rick Abrams, president of the Wisconsin Health Care Association/Wisconsin Center for Assisted Living, said CVS Health and Walgreens began injecting residents and staff on Monday with the Moderna vaccine. Abrams said the campaign could take up to three months. Around 60,000 people reside in Wisconsin nursing homes. He didn't know how many nurses and ancillary staff will need shots but the goal is to inoculate any workers who come into contact with residents.
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State Representative Tod Ohnstad has tested positive for COVID-19. In a news release, the Kenosha Democrat said he's experiencing mild symptoms and doesn't know where he might've picked it up. Ohnstad said he had worked diligently to follow the guidelines.
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The National Guard has locked in COVID testing sites for the first part of the new year in two of three counties in the WGTD listening area. In Racine County, testing will be available at the Racine County Fairgrounds each Wednesday until at least Mar. 10th. Testing will also be done at Festival Hall in Racine each Thursday until Mar. 4th. In Walworth County, a testing site will be operational each Tuesday through Mar. 9th at the Walworth County Fairgrounds. At last report, officials in Kenosha County were still looking for a suitable indoor site. Other testing options remain in each of the counties and are noticed on the web pages for the health departments in each of the counties.
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Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian and Kenosha Police Chief Daniel Miskinis say a plan is in place for dealing with any potential unrest that might follow the announcement of whether charges will be filed against the officer who shot Jacob Blake. "We will not--we can not--tolerate the kind of violence we saw on our streets earlier this year and we will take definitive steps to protect our residents and businesses," Antaramian and Miskinis wrote in a commentary that was published by the Kenosha News. A charging decision is expected next month. No matter what the decision, they urged people to express their opinions lawfully and peacefully. Meanwhile, buildings in the uptown area and on 60th St. that were torched in the wake of last summer's protests of the Blake shooting are being demolished.
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Some property taxpayers in Kenosha received duplicate tax bills last week. A city hall spokesperson said a contractor hired by the city to print the bills screwed up, and there'll be no extra charge to the city. It isn't know just how many duplicate bills were sent out.
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