COVID-19
Summerfest will require proof of COVID vaccination or negative test result
Summerfest attendees this year will be required to show a negative COVID-19 test result or proof of vaccination, Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. officials announced Tuesday.
UWM offering incentives for students to get COVID vaccine
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is offering incentives – including the opportunity to win a MacBook Air laptop and Milwaukee Brewers tickets – to encourage more students to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Northwestern Mutual to require COVID vaccines for on-campus employees and visitors
Northwestern Mutual will require employees who work at its downtown campus and Franklin office to be vaccinated for COVID-19 before returning to work, the Milwaukee-based life insurer’s leadership team told employees in an email Friday.
Advocate Aurora announces COVID-19 vaccination mandate for its 75,000 employees
Advocate Aurora Health, the largest health system in the state, has announced it is requiring its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Froedtert requiring COVID vaccine for all employees
Froedtert Health informed employees Tuesday they are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Marquette University says more than 85% of students are now vaccinated against COVID-19
Two months after announcing it will require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19, Marquette University said more than 85% of students enrolled for the fall have submitted proof of vaccination.
Milwaukee alderman proposes COVID-19 vaccination/testing requirement for city employees
All city of Milwaukee employees would be required to receive a COVID-19 vaccine or be tested weekly for the virus, under a resolution proposed by Alderman Robert Bauman.
Children’s Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin mandate COVID-19 vaccine for all employees
Children’s Wisconsin and the Medical College of Wisconsin are the latest Milwaukee-area health care organizations to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for all employees.
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ProHealth Care mandates COVID-19 vaccine for its employees
All ProHealth Care employees will be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19 beginning Oct. 15, a ProHealth Care spokesperson told BizTimes Thursday.
Viewpoints: To compel worker vaccinations, or not
The mandatory shot scenario has resurfaced among private companies due to the spread of the Delta variant; stubborn vaccine hesitancy in parts of the country and Wisconsin; and fear of exposing all workers, their families, customers and vendors to COVID-19.
Evers allocates $130 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds for workforce programs
Gov. Tony Evers today announced he is allocating $130 million from the federal American Rescue Plan Act for three programs to address workforce issues in the state.
Commentary: Time to end extra unemployment benefit
The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health crisis the world hasn’t faced since the 1918 Spanish flu. Worldwide, 3.75...
