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By Trisha Young
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
August 21, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service sat down with Monica Wendel, the new dean of the Zilber College of Public Health at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, to discuss the state of COVID-19 and the continuing health recommendations for the disease. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this video, Wendel discusses why there has been a summer uptick in COVID-19 cases as well as how the community can keep safe as the trend continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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