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Health officials across Rock County are reaching out to underserved and vulnerable populations to ensure everyone has access to the COVID-19 vaccine.
Health and community organization officials say the local response to address demographic disparities regarding vaccination ultimately helped boost vaccinations, but they stressed work needs to continue to reach vulnerable individuals as uptake of immunizations continues to fall in the stateline area.Â
In Rock County, 48.6% of residents (79,456 people) have received at least one vaccine dose and 44% of residents (71,947 people) have completed vaccination as of Wednesday, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
A breakdown of vaccinations by race shows 45.5% of people vaccinated in Rock County are White; 42.2% are Asian; 22.3% are American Indian and 22% are Black, DHS data shows. In terms of an ethnic breakdown, 46.5% of Rock County residents who received one dose identified as non-Hispanic while 30.1% identified
International students enrolling in Janesville schools subject to CDC recommendations gazettextra.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gazettextra.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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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Both the city of Janesville and Rock County could be looking to start holding in-person meetings again this year, although it appears Janesville City Hall might host a return sooner than the courthouse.
City Manager Mark Freitag said Wednesday he is advising the city council and other major committees to decide for themselves whether to resume holding in-person government meetings at City Hall as early as June 14.
Rock County, on the other hand, hasnât decided whether it would return to in- person meetings, although last week the county board discussed a rule change that would allow board and committee members to attend meetings virtually even after the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic calms.