The Wisconsin National Guard will help the Rock County Public Health Department give COVID-19 vaccinations to the remainder of the countyâs Phase 1A priority group.
An appointment-only vaccination site for people in the Phase 1A group will run from Jan. 26 to 29 at Blackhawk Technical College, 6004 S. County G, Janesville. A second clinic will be set up weeks later to give the necessary second doses to those who participate, according to a news release.
The siteâs 900 doses will be given first to anyone who is eligible for the Phase 1A priority group but has not already received the vaccine.
The Walworth County Division of Public Health has launched an online registration form to help distribute COVID-19 vaccines to people age 65 and older who do not have consistent health care providers.
Meanwhile, Rock County Public Health Department officials say they have not yet finalized plans to address gaps in access to vaccines for people of that age group.
In coming weeks, people age 65 and older who have primary care doctors or affiliation with a health care provider should receive correspondence from the provider about scheduling vaccination appointments, according to officials from both counties.
Most people in that age group will receive vaccines from health care providers, said Jessica Turner, a Rock County health department spokeswoman.
Several Rock County school district staffs have received COVID-19 vaccinations from local health care providers or have plans to do so soon.
Employees of the countyâs largest school districtsâJanesville and Beloitâare poised to receive vaccines late this week and early next week from Mercyhealth and Beloit Health System respectively, hospital representatives said.
Edgerton and Parkview school districts began receiving vaccines Wednesday, district officials said.
Parkview District Administrator Steve Lutzke said about 120 staff members were vaccinated by Mercyhealth system.
Edgerton Superintendent Dennis Pauli said all staff who want to be vaccinated received doses Wednesday. He did not respond to The Gazetteâs questions regarding which health system the school district worked with.
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Mercyhealth and SSM Health have begun reaching out to patients ages 65 and older about COVID-19 vaccines, which will be available for that age group starting Monday.
However, it is currently unclear how people of that age group will get vaccinated if they are not connected with a major health care system.
The state announced Tuesday that people ages 65 and older will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines beginning Monday, but there is no centralized system for getting vaccines to people in that group.
During a media call Tuesday, state health officials suggested that people ages 65 and older contact the sites where they typically get flu shots, such as their doctorâs office or pharmacy, to see if they will have COVID-19 vaccinations available soon.
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