Watch Live: DHS gives COVID-19 Q&A, announces use of VaccineFinder
April 22, 2021 1:16 PM Jourdan Vian
MADISON, Wis. (WKBT) The Wisconsin Department of Health Services will begin using the Centers for Disease Control’s VaccineFinder tool to help people find COVID-19 vaccine in their area.
Next month, the tool, found at https://vaccinefinder.org/, will replace the DHS map of COVID-19 vaccine providers that launched in February.
“DHS is constantly evaluating different tools to make it easier to find available vaccine,” said DHS Secretary-designee Karen Timberlake. “It is critical that we streamline this process so anyone wanting a vaccination can quickly locate available vaccine in their community and get vaccinated.”
While scientists look into a potential connection between the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and severe blood clots, health experts are also considering a risk of heightened vaccine hesitancy.
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Health officials Tuesday in both Michigan and Wisconsin halted the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine pending the outcome of a federal investigation into six cases in which women who received the drug developed blood clots.
Locally, the Dickinson-Iron District Health Department announced Tuesday the Iron County clinic Friday that was to have offered the one-dose J&J shot now will use the Moderna vaccine, which requires two doses. Anyone with questions about the clinic can call the DIDHD at 906-265-9913 in Iron County or 906-774-1868 in Dickinson County.
The Florence County Health Department on Tuesday also canceled its outdoor drive-though clinic for the J&J vaccine that had been set for Friday in Florence, Wis.
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