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Updated: 6:34 PM CDT Mar 16, 2021 UW-Milwaukee is opening its campus COVID-19 vaccination clinic to the public.Continuing Coverage: Coronavirus in WisconsinThe announcement was made Tuesday in partnership with Advocate Aurora Health.Vaccine recipients lined up even before the clinic opened. When we ve got a state system like the University of Wisconsin, it s a natural venue to try and meet the needs of the state, Nursing College Dean Kim Litwack.She said the vaccination site will run through August if there is a need.It will utilize up to 300 nursing students partnered with Aurora nurses.The clinic is aimed at vaccinating underserved communities. I think one of the advantages we have is we have an accessible facility, Litwack said. We re on a number of bus routes, we have parking available, it s easy for people to get here. Student Armando Chavez got a vaccine Tuesday. I felt like a big pressure and nervousness lifted off of my shoulders from it, he said. The pandemic
Updated: 6:12 PM CDT Mar 15, 2021 Some public health experts are warning that spring break travel could lead to a surge in new positive COVID-19 cases.Continuing Coverage: Coronavirus in WisconsinDoctors instead are urging staycations as some residents are deciding to travel anyway.A year after the pandemic shut down the nation, spring break in some states looks almost back to normal. Images of beaches packed with people shoulder to shoulder are concerning, vaccinated or not. You know, COVID-19 s not gone, said Dr. Jeffrey Pothof of UW Health.He urged Wisconsin residents to postpone travel, at least until summer. We could have people infected and then as they travel back to where they re from could be superspreaders in their local communities, worst-case scenario with variants that that community has not yet experienced, Pothof said.Travel was down this past weekend by about 40% nationally.Markayla Robinson returned to Milwaukee Monday from a girls dance competition in
Updated: 5:10 PM CDT Mar 16, 2021 The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced Tuesday it will accelerate opening COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to residents age 16 and older with certain medical conditions.Continuing Coverage: Coronavirus in WisconsinGov. Tony Evers announced the next group will now be eligible for the vaccine beginning March 22.The original date, announced last week, was March 29. Our vaccinators across the state are doing great work to get folks vaccinated and get this done, and because of their good work, Wisconsin continues to be a national leader in getting shots in arms, Evers said. Moving up eligibility for this critical group will help us get over the finish line and sooner, and get us back to our Wisconsin way of life. This eligibility group includes individuals with medical conditions associated with an increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19. Based on the recent and anticipated increases in vaccine availability, the DHS said it
Updated: 7:30 PM CST Mar 12, 2021 The Associated Press Everyone age 16 and older in Wisconsin will be eligible for the coronavirus vaccine on May 1, Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday. Continuing Coverage: Coronavirus in Wisconsin State health officials said Thursday everyone in the state would be eligible sometime in May. Hours later, President Joe Biden said he wanted states to make everyone eligible by May 1. Having increased supply available means we ll be able to open up to the general public on May 1, Evers said in a statement after being asked whether the state could meet Biden s deadline. Getting vaccinated will be key to putting this pandemic behind us, so I encourage every Wisconsinite who is currently eligible to get signed up. Evers did not address how quickly after becoming eligible someone will be able to get vaccinated. Health officials have previously said everyone who wants to be vaccinated will be able to get it by early July. As of Frida