vaccine

Wisconsin has one of the lowest vaccination rates for measles in the nation — much lower than any of the states with active outbreaks.

Dr. Ben Weston, chief health policy advisor for Milwaukee County, joins Lake Effect's Joy Powers to talk about how you can stay safe from flu, COVID-19, RSV and norovirus this winter.

The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature plans to take the final step needed to stop Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ administration from requiring 7th graders be vaccinated against meningitis.

Wisconsin Republicans are poised to block a new policy from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers requiring students to get vaccinated against meningitis and tightening student chickenpox vaccination mandates.

Dr. Mary Beth Graham, an infectious disease physician at Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin, discusses the waves of contagions and spiking levels of hospitalizations this season compared to recent years.

As families gather this holiday season, health care workers are urging people to get vaccinated as influenza cases rise.

School is almost back in session, and parents are working to make sure their kids have everything they need to start the school year right. For many parents, a COVID-19 vaccination should be on that list.

While numbers remain low in Wisconsin, concerns are growing as more people become infected with monkeypox. Dr. Mary Beth Graham, the medical director of infection prevention and control for Froedtert Hospital explains the symptoms, preventions you can take, and the vaccine.

Although many of us have returned to some of our pre-pandemic activities, the dangers of catching and spreading COVID-19 are increasing as new more infectious variants emerge.

The Milwaukee Health Department announced Friday morning that "all individuals, regardless of vaccination status or past COVID-19 infection, should wear a mask at all times when indoors and in a public setting."