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Although it has only been a few days after the Rock County health department discontinued its reopening plan, the county’s epidemiologist said Thursday that COVID-19 figures continue to be quite
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JANESVILLE
The Rock County Health Department has lifted the countyâs COVID-19 mask orders, giving its blessing for people to go without face-covering mask in many public spaces.
In a notice released Friday, the health department said Health Officer Katrina Harwood announced the countyâs order is lifted effective at noon Friday. The word comes a day after the CDC released new guidance that people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can safely resume regular activities without a mask.
In a statement Friday, Harwood said the county is lifting its own orders. She said if itâs been at least two weeks since a person has gotten the second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or if itâs been two weeks since they received the single dose Johnson & Johnson jab, studies show itâs safe to stop wearing a mask in many situations.
JANESVILLE
The Rock County Jail will offer single-dose coronavirus vaccines to inmates Saturday thanks largely to HealthNet of Rock County, which a jail official said Monday has âcome through for us big time.â
âThey got the vaccine for us,â jail Capt. Kim Litsheim said of the nonprofit health care provider. âThey have really saved the day here for us because this is something we have wanted for quite some time, and it was tough.â
Ian Hedges, CEO of HealthNet, said Monday that it is âcritically important for the countyâs most vulnerable to COVID-19â get vaccinated.
He pointed out that many inmates eventually will leave the jail and return to the community, where they might face other barriers to getting the vaccine.