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Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Photo by Lisa Ferdinando. U.S. Secretary of Defense, (CC BY 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
Governor
Tony Evers and Wisconsin’s top health officials are calling on the federal government to deliver more COVID-19 vaccines to the state after being informed Wisconsin will receive fewer doses than originally promised. Meanwhile, one of the vaccine manufacturers says it has additional vaccine doses, but needs instruction on where to send them.
Evers released a statement Friday explaining that the federal government had informed them that the state would now only receive 35,100 doses of vaccine in an initial shipment when it was originally promised 49,725.
MADISON, Wis. A small team of Citizen Soldiers and Airmen from the Wisconsin National Guard are assisting this week with distribution of the state’s first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines.
Approximately 20 troops are helping manage vaccine inventory at undisclosed sites across the state.
Those troops are serving in a support role in coordination with other state partners and agencies helping to roll out the vaccine – including the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Wisconsin Emergency Management, the Wisconsin State Patrol, and others, as the state seeks to vaccinate frontline healthcare workers.
The National Guard troops represent a small, but critical element of the effort, as they assist in handling the inventory of the initial supply of vaccines and preparing them for delivery to facilities that need them.
Updated: 6:10 PM CST Dec 18, 2020 Gov. Tony Evers and state health officials Friday called on the federal government to allocate more Pfizer vaccines to Wisconsin. Continuing Coverage: Coronavirus in WisconsinThe state was informed Thursday it will only be receiving 35,100 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.That s far less than expected.Wisconsin received an initial 49,725 doses Monday. This is unacceptable. Wisconsin citizens deserve the vaccine the federal government promised, Evers said. Our health care workers and long-term care residents need this vaccine that is ready and available. We call on the federal government to send us more vaccine without delay. Wisconsin has been hard hit by COVID-19 and does not have the ability to enact statewide mitigation measures due to ongoing litigation, state officials said.In addition to asking for more vaccines, Wisconsin officials also called on the federal government to provide clarity on COVID-19 vaccine allocations. The Wisconsi
As almost 50,000 COVID-19 doses arrive in Wisconsin, first shots administered at UW Health
December 14, 2020 4:53 PM Mike Tighe
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MADISON, Wis. (WKBT) AS 49,725 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Wisconsin Monday, Gov. Tony Evers announced that more are expected this week and increase in coming weeks as supplies become more available.
The first doses of the vaccine were shipped directly to eight regional hubs across the state, and respiratory therapist Tina Schubert became the first of UW Health’s health-care workers to receive the vaccine in mid-afternoon.
UW Health nurse Mavic Tjardes, care team leader on one of University Hospitals’ COVID-19 units, received the second Pfizer COVID-19 shot at UW Health Monday. (UW Health/John Maniaci photo)
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