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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.”
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