Aspirus

Treatment helps prevent cases from becoming severe

Anyone older than 18 can now receive a COVID-19 booster dose if they completed their Pfizer or Moderna vaccine series at least six months ago.

Dr. Robyn Schertz recommends kids get the shot for two reasons. For one, kids can get really sick from COVID, and the vaccine can protect them. It can also slow community spread of the virus.

As of Wednesday morning, there were 91 COVID patients hospitalized for COVID-19.43 of them were in the intensive care unit.

The Geriatric Behavioral Health Program at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital aims to treat mental health issues unique to seniors.

Aspirus has enough Pfizer vaccine on hand to handle these groups of people that have just become eligible.

The Eagle River Hospital is one of seven hospitals across the region to transition from Ascension to Aspirus last month. Others include St. Mary’s hospital in Rhinelander, Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff and Good Samaritan Hospital in Merrill.

Wisconsin is averaging roughly 1,500 new cases of COVID-19 and 11 deaths per day as of Thursday afternoon.

Just looking outside, you can tell our air quality hasn’t been great for the past couple of weeks.The sky hasn’t been as blue.The sun turns bright orange…