Wisconsin’s Afternoon News is dedicated two hours of its show today to answering your questions regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. If you missed any of today’s program you can rewatch the entire two hours below, or comb through on a guest-by-guest basis.
Guests on the show include:
Milwaukee County Emergency Management Medical Director Dr. Ben Weston (4p-6p)
Menomonee Falls Superintendent Corey Golla (4:30p-5p)
Marquette University Senior Fellow in Law and Public Policy Alan Borsuk (4:30p-5p)
Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce President Tim Sheehy (5p-5:30p)
Architect Matt Rinka (5:30p-6p)
5:30p: MMAC President Tim Sheehy on the return to the office
Employers are looking to bring employees back to the office as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes. Once you’re back in the office, will you have your old cubical? Will you be forced to get the vaccine? How will your office adapt to ever changing health guidelines? Metro Milwaukee Association of Commerce President Tim Sheehy discusses all that, and more as part of WTMJ’s Vacs Facts 2.0 roundtable.
6p: How your office space has changed during the pandemic
Architect Matt Rinka joined the WTMJ Roundtable: Vacs Facts 2.0 to discuss how businesses are planning for a post-pandemic world, and how your office space may be different once you return post-pandemic. You can find Rinka’s full interview here.
5p: Menomonee Falls Superintendent Corey Golla on the return to in-person learning
Nearly all school districts across Wisconsin have welcomed back, or are in the process of welcoming back students, to in-person learning. Menomonee Falls Superintendent Corey Golla tells WTMJ he believes his district will be at 80 or 90% vaccinated by the time the fall semester starts. Marquette University Fellow Alan Borsuk also discussed the state of education in Wisconsin as a whole.
4:30p: The new CDC guidelines and what they mean for you
The CDC is loosening restrictions when it comes to who, and where you need to wear your mask. The recommendation made this morning said that fully vaccinated people who are outdoors in sparsely populated areas no longer need to wear a mask. They do recommend continuing to wear a mask when around large groups, inside, or with strangers. Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management’s Dr. Ben Weston discussed the CDC’s new guidelines during WTMJ’s Vacs Facts this afternoon. You can listen to that interview here.
12:30p: Back to the Workplace
As more people head back to the office after spending time working from home during the pandemic, their work area will likely look different.
Executive Vice President at Coakley Brothers Ben Juech says flexibility is key to the future of workspaces.
“There’s going to be less institutional desks, private offices and work stations and more collaboration areas that people can work in with technology- that people can work with people that still are remote,” Juech said.
You can listen to the full interview here.
11:45a: The College Experience
College students heading back to the classroom this fall will have an on-campus experience that looks a little more like normal.
Chief Student Affairs Officer at UWM Kelly Haag says one of the changes this year will be their partnership with Advocate Aurora Health to provide on-campus vaccines for students and members of the community.
“That really helps us to be positioned to be able to lessen or modify some of our current restrictions in terms of gatherings or things like that. It also allows for us to be more confident in having more fully opened residence halls on our campus.”
You can listen to the full interview here.
11:15a: Fertility and the Vaccine
Women who are considering getting pregnant have a big decision in front of them on whether to get the Covid vaccine or not.
OB specialist at Froedtert Hospital and assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Medical College of Wisconsin Dr. Jennifer McIntosh suggests getting the vaccine because getting Covid during pregnancy is extremely risky.
“We know that women who are pregnant who get Covid-19 have over 2 times the likelihood of ending up in the ICU and over 3 times the chance of ending up on a ventilator.”
You can listen to the full interview here.
