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The pace of vaccination continues to improve in Wisconsin as the supply of COVID-19 vaccine from the federal government grows.
In the past week, another 1.8% of the state’s population has completed the vaccination process, receiving both doses of the vaccine. As of Tuesday, 6.3% of the state is fully vaccinated, or more than 375,000 people have completed the two-dose vaccination. Some 1.2 million doses of vaccine have been administered since vaccination began
The weekly allotment of doses to the state is increasing.
Julie Willems Van Dijk, deputy secretary of the Department of Health Services, said the federal government will now provide approximately 115,000 doses a week. The prior weekly allocation was 89,000 doses a week. In total, the state’s weekly allocation is now up 64% from when vaccination first began in mid-January, Van Dijk
Florida’s governor said Tuesday that classroom teachers, firefighters and police officers age 50 and older will be among the next round of people eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. He did not state a date, but he suggested it could happen soon. “Our goal is to do that as more vaccine becomes available,” DeSantis said. Gov. Ron DeSantis made the announcement at a Hispanic specialty pharmacy .