Here & Now

Another COVID-19 Wave in Wisconsin

Tony Evers:

As some of you may know, the Supreme Court has tied our hands around that, so we’ll rely on people to do the right thing and obviously people in different counties will follow the advice of the CDC and I’ll do it to the best of my ability and various employers are working hard across the state. People are taking this seriously.

Frederica Freyberg:

Governor Tony Evers telling why Wisconsin will have no mask mandate. The state Department of Health is hosting a vaccine clinic at the Wisconsin State Fair. Giving free cream puffs for any takers. Incentivizing and encouraging vaccines is one of the last tools in the governor’s COVID response toolkit. The COVID-19 Delta variant is causing a surge in cases in Wisconsin, with Milwaukee County now in the “extreme” transmission category. In response to the Delta spike, some hospitals and cities are imposing vaccination orders for employees. Many local school districts are mandating masks and UW-Madison this week announced masks are required at all indoor locations. UW-Milwaukee has also imposed mask mandates and testing requirements for unvaccinated students and staff. But this week a Republican-controlled Legislative Rules Committee voted that the UW System will need its approval to impose such COVID-19 safety measures. Milwaukee has declared, however, that the UW System has affirmed its authority to put the mandates in place.