Health & Wellness
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Who can get a booster dose of COVID-19 Vaccine: Eligibility Expansion Posted 10/26/2021
On 10/22/2021, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced its support of the CDC and FDA recommendations to expand eligibility for COVID-19 booster shots. Read more » -
Data Notes for the Week of October 21 Posted 10/21/2021
The latest highlights from this week's data snapshot and other notes about data from this week. Read more » -
Data Notes for the Week of October 14 Posted 10/14/2021
The latest highlights from this week's data snapshot and other notes about data from this week. Read more » -
Step-by-step of COVID-19 Testing at Public Health South Madison Clinic Posted 10/13/2021
COVID-19 testing is readily available in Dane County. Here is how it works. En Español Read more » -
COVID News Roundup Posted 10/08/2021
A roundup of the week's COVID news in Dane County and nationally. Read more » -
Data Notes for the Week of October 7 Posted 10/07/2021
The latest highlights from this week's data snapshot and other notes about data from this week. Read more » -
Data Notes for the Week of September 30 Posted 09/30/2021
The latest highlights from this week's data snapshot and other notes about data from this week. Read more » -
Who Should Get a Booster Shot in Dane County? Posted 09/28/2021
On 9/27/2021, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) updated its guidance on boosters, following the FDA authorization and CDC recommendation that some Wisconsin residents who received the Pfizer vaccine should get a booster shot six months after getting their second dose. Read more » -
Understanding Close Contact-- Fall 2021 Update Posted 09/27/2021
En español One of our most popular blog posts from the past year is “Understanding Close Contact.” A lot has changed since we posted it back in November 2020—mainly that we have widely available vaccines! We’ve updated this popular blog with the latest info and have updated common scenarios to walk you through what is and isn’t close contact. Read more » -
Booster Shots Authorized by CDC for Certain People Who Previously Received Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Posted 09/24/2021
Last night, the CDC authorized booster doses for certain populations. We are still working through this information. We do not have booster doses available at any of our locations at this time. We will provide further updates once we are able to give out booster doses. This is a rapidly evolving situation and information may change quickly. Read the latest CDC statement here. Read more » -
Data Notes for the Week of September 23 Posted 09/23/2021
The latest highlights from this week's data snapshot and other notes about data from this week. Read more » -
The State of COVID-19 in Schools Posted 09/21/2021
As children return to in-person learning, with the highly infectious Delta variant now the predominant strain of COVID-19 in Dane County, we have seen changes in the level of infection among children, especially younger children (under 12) who are net yet eligible to be vaccinated compared to last school year. Read more » -
Data Notes for the Week of September 16 Posted 09/16/2021
The latest highlights from this week's data snapshot and other notes about data from this week. Read more » -
Face Covering Emergency Order #2 Issued Posted 09/10/2021
On September 9, 2021, we issued Face Covering Emergency Order #2. Read more » -
Data Notes for the Week of September 9 Posted 09/09/2021
The latest highlights from this week's data snapshot and other notes about data from this week. Read more » -
Vaccine News Roundup Posted 09/07/2021
There has been much vaccine-related news about third doses, boosters, the Pfizer approval and more. We thought it’d be helpful to give a quick overview of where things stand. Read more » -
Data Notes for the Week of September 2 Posted 09/02/2021
The latest highlights from this week's data snapshot and other notes about data from this week. Read more » -
Breakthrough Infections and Impact of the Delta Variant Posted 08/30/2021
With the Delta variant being the most common strain of virus in our community, we’re getting lots of questions about how this has impacted breakthrough infections. Let’s take a look at the data. Read more » -
Back-to-school Q&A for Parents Posted 08/27/2021
Parents, you asked, and we answered. As you get ready to send your kids back into the classroom for a new school year, we understand there are many questions about where thing stand with COVID-19 and how we can make sure in-person learning is as safe as possible. Read more » -
Data Notes for the Week of August 26 Posted 08/26/2021
The latest highlights from this week's data snapshot and other notes about data from this week. Read more » -
FDA grants full approval for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Posted 08/23/2021
On Monday, August 23, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine became the first fully approved COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. The vaccine will now be marketed as “Comirnaty” and is now fully approved for everyone 16 years old and older. Read more » -
Data Notes for the Week of August 19 Posted 08/19/2021
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Face Covering Emergency Order Issued Posted 08/18/2021
Effective August 19, 2021, face coverings are required among people ages two and older when in any enclosed space open to the public where other people, except for members of the person’s own household or living unit, are present. Read more » -
CDC Announces Small Group of Severely Immunocompromised People Eligible for Additional Dose of Vaccine Posted 08/13/2021
On Friday, August 13, the CDC’s immunization advisory committee voted to change guidelines for severely immunocompromised people to receive an additional dose of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. This third shot will be available to a very small and specific group of people who were unlikely to have a strong immune response to their first two doses. The CDC shared that about 40% of fully vaccinated people hospitalized with severe COVID-19 were previously severely immunocompromised. The people the CDC said may be considered for a third dose of vaccine include: Read more » -
Data Notes for the Week of August 12 Posted 08/12/2021
The latest highlights from this week's data snapshot and other notes about data from this week. Read more »
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- Who can get a booster dose of COVID-19 Vaccine: Eligibility Expansion
- Data Notes for the Week of October 21
- Protecting Our Water and Our Environment: A Day in the Life of our Well and Septic Team
- Data Notes for the Week of October 14
- Step-by-step of COVID-19 Testing at Public Health South Madison Clinic
- COVID News Roundup
- Data Notes for the Week of October 7
- Data Notes for the Week of September 30
- Who Should Get a Booster Shot in Dane County?
- Understanding Close Contact-- Fall 2021 Update
- Booster Shots Authorized by CDC for Certain People Who Previously Received Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
- Data Notes for the Week of September 23
- The State of COVID-19 in Schools
- Data Notes for the Week of September 16
- Aurielle Smith Recognized by the de Beaumont Foundation as a Leader in Public Health
- Face Covering Emergency Order #2 Issued
- Data Notes for the Week of September 9
- Vaccine News Roundup
- Data Notes for the Week of September 2
- Breakthrough Infections and Impact of the Delta Variant
- Back-to-school Q&A for Parents
- Data Notes for the Week of August 26
- FDA grants full approval for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
- Data Notes for the Week of August 19
- Face Covering Emergency Order Issued
- CDC Announces Small Group of Severely Immunocompromised People Eligible for Additional Dose of Vaccine
- Data Notes for the Week of August 12
- How to Be a Vaccine Champion
- Data Notes for the Week of August 5
- The Latest Guidance & News from Public Health
- Data Notes for the Week of July 29
- Data Notes for the Week of July 22
- What You Need to Know About the Delta Variant
- Day in the Life: Beach Testing
- This is Public Health
- Data Notes for the Week of July 15
- Understanding Breakthrough Infections
- Data Notes for the Week of July 8
- Where Can I Get A COVID-19 Vaccine?
- We've Come So Far: A Look Back at the COVID Pandemic Compared to Today
- Where Can I Get Tested for COVID-19?
- Data Notes for the Week of July 1
- Data Notes for the Week of June 24
- Data Notes for the Week of June 17
- Statement: Supreme Court Decision Striking Down Authority to Close Schools
- Data Notes for the Week of June 10
- What it Takes to Host a Mobile Vaccination Clinic: From Initial Outreach to Getting Vaccinated
- Data Notes for the Week of June 2
- Data Notes for the Week of May 27
- Reminders Ahead of Your Memorial Day Weekend
- How Can I Talk to Someone About Getting Vaccinated?
- Data Notes for the Week of May 20
- With Orders Ending June 2, What About My Unvaccinated Kids?
- Public Health Will Lift All Dane County Orders June 2
- Data Notes for the Week of May 13
- Data Notes for the Week of May 6
- Getting Your 12-15 Year Old Vaccinated
- Celebrating Safer this Weekend
- Fully Vaccinated & Masks: What are the Rules?
- Data Notes for the Week of April 29
- Dane County Public Health Requirements for May 5, 2021
- How Variants Affect COVID Risk For Children And Adults
- Data Notes for the Week of April 22
- Herd Immunity and Vaccine Equity: How We Look at Vaccine Coverage in Different Ways
- Childcare Center Outbreak: Understanding How it Spread
- Data Notes for the Week of April 15
- How Can I Get an Appointment at Alliant Energy Center For a Vaccine?
- Data Notes for the Week of April 8
- What Can You Do Once You're Fully Vaccinated for COVID-19?
- Dane County Public Health Requirements Starting April 7, 2021
- Data Notes for the Week of April 1
- Dane County COVID-19 Data Continues to Improve
- Data Notes for the Week of March 25
- Data Notes for the Week of March 18
- What’s Allowed in Emergency Order #14 Amendment?
- Unpacking Gathering Requirements and How They Apply to Businesses
- Data Notes for the Week of March 11
- Why are We Opening Up When Not Everyone is Vaccinated?
- Data Notes for the Week of March 4
- Which Vaccine Should I Get? The One You’re Offered!
- What’s Allowed in Emergency Order #14?
- Data Notes for the Week of February 25
- Lowering Your COVID-19 Risk
- Data Notes for the Week of February 18
- Data Notes for the Week of February 11
- What’s Allowed in Emergency Order #13?
- New Vaccination Data on Dashboard and Upcoming Vaccination Town Hall
- Vaccine Supply, Demand, and Our Efforts to Ramp Up
- Data Notes for the Week of February 4
- It’s Time for a Mask Check-In!
- Data Notes for the Week of January 28
- How Will Vaccination Impact Dane County’s COVID Metrics?
- A Behind the Scenes Look at COVID-19 Testing
- Data Notes for the Week of January 21
- Data Notes for the Week of January 14
- What’s Allowed in Emergency Order #12?
- Data Notes for the Week of January 7
- Is Your Breakroom Helping Spread COVID?
- Data Notes for the Week of December 30
- A message of thanks from Public Health Madison & Dane County
- Data Notes for the Week of December 23
- How We Know the COVID-19 Vaccine is Safe
- Data Notes for the Week of December 17
- COVID-19 Vaccine: Who Gets It First And Why?
- What’s Allowed in Emergency Order #11?
- A COVID Vaccine Has Been Authorized
- Close Contacts Now have Quarantine Options
- Data Notes for the Week of December 10
- Providing Support to People in Isolation Helps Prevent the Spread of COVID-19
- Data Notes for the Week of December 3
- Tips for A Healthier Holiday Season
- Data Notes for the Week of November 25
- What COVID-19 Testing Can and Can't Tell Us
- Data Notes for the Week November 19
- What's Allowed in Emergency Order #10?
- Public Health Madison & Dane County Issues New Emergency Order #10
- Socializing More Safely This Winter: How To Form A Bubble or Pod
- How to See Family and Friends More Safely Over the Holidays
- Understanding Close Contact
- Data Notes for the Week of November 12
- When to Isolate, When to Quarantine
- Data Notes for the Week of November 5
- Employer Notification Of Employees With COVID-19
- Data Notes for the Week of October 29
- Data Notes for the Week of October 22
- Understanding ‘Clusters’
- Statewide Database Down for Planned Maintenance: October 16-18
- Data Notes for the Week of October 15
- These Next Few Weeks are a Pivotal Moment for Our County and Our State
- Data Notes for the Week of October 8
- Data Notes for the Week of October 1
- Understanding Percent Positivity
- Data Notes for the Week of September 24
- How We're Assessing if UW Cases have Spread Beyond Campus
- For Public Health, Preparing for Emergencies Never Ends
- Data Notes for the Week of September 17
- Public Health Madison & Dane County and the City of Madison Police Department are Partnering to Increase Compliance with Public Health Orders
- Statement Regarding State Supreme Court Action on Public Health Order
- Data Notes for the Week of September 10
- Community Update Following Spike in Cases of COVID-19
- UW, Public Health act to stop COVID-19 spread in fraternity, sorority houses
- Data Notes for the Week of September 3
- Data Notes for the Week of August 27
- Data Notes for the Week of August 20
- Health is a Human Right and We All Play a Role
- Data Snapshot Coming on August 20
- How We Have Made Decisions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Data Notes for the Week of August 10
- COVID-19 Contact Tracing: When Public Health Calls and When It’s a Scam
- Data Notes for the Week of August 3
- Data Notes For the Week of July 27
- Percent Positivity Updated on our Dashboard as Backlog of Negative Tests are Entered
- We Can All Be Part of the Solution to the Pandemic
- Data Notes for the Week of July 20
- Data Notes for the Week of July 13
- Put your mask on; leave the enforcing to us
- Data Notes for the Week of July 6
- How to Lower Your Risk While Celebrating 4th of July
- Protests are not currently associated with Dane County's rise in COVID-19 cases
- Data Notes for the Week of June 29
- A Day in the Life of the Data Team
- Data Notes for the Week of June 22
- Help Break the Chain of COVID-19 Transmission--Your Actions Affect Others
- Inequities Evident in Dane County COVID-19 Data
- Data Will Guide Phase 2 Public Health Order
- Understanding the Big Picture: Trends in Data Provide Perspective
- Fighting for racial justice is essential, even in a pandemic
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Who can get a booster dose of COVID-19 Vaccine: Eligibility Expansion
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Step-by-step of COVID-19 Testing at Public Health South Madison Clinic
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FDA grants full approval for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
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We've Come So Far: A Look Back at the COVID Pandemic Compared to Today
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Statement: Supreme Court Decision Striking Down Authority to Close Schools
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What it Takes to Host a Mobile Vaccination Clinic: From Initial Outreach to Getting Vaccinated
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Herd Immunity and Vaccine Equity: How We Look at Vaccine Coverage in Different Ways
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Dane County Public Health Requirements Starting April 7, 2021
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Unpacking Gathering Requirements and How They Apply to Businesses
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New Vaccination Data on Dashboard and Upcoming Vaccination Town Hall
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A message of thanks from Public Health Madison & Dane County
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Providing Support to People in Isolation Helps Prevent the Spread of COVID-19
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Public Health Madison & Dane County Issues New Emergency Order #10
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Socializing More Safely This Winter: How To Form A Bubble or Pod
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Statewide Database Down for Planned Maintenance: October 16-18
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These Next Few Weeks are a Pivotal Moment for Our County and Our State
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UW, Public Health act to stop COVID-19 spread in fraternity, sorority houses
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COVID-19 Contact Tracing: When Public Health Calls and When It’s a Scam
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Protests are not currently associated with Dane County's rise in COVID-19 cases
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Help Break the Chain of COVID-19 Transmission--Your Actions Affect Others
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Understanding the Big Picture: Trends in Data Provide Perspective
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One in Five Wisconsin High Schoolers Vape—A Public Health Crisis