MADISON, Wis. On Friday, the FDA and CDC halted the pause of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID vaccine, telling vaccinators they can resume using the shot.
Nearby states such as Indiana and Michigan have started using the shots again, but Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services hasn’t given the all-clear yet.
Still, a pharmacy in Milwaukee decided to move forward this weekend, but many others are waiting on word from the state.
In their last press release about Johnson & Johnson, DHS said vaccinators “should hold on to the vaccine until federal review has been completed.” Technically, that happened on Friday.
By Kevin Zimmermann
Apr 26, 2021 5:03 PM
Monday’s COVID-19 update from the Sheboygan County Division of Public Health indicates that 13,624 persons in Sheboygan County have now experienced the battle with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and 136 have lost that fight. Active cases on Monday were 137, 20 less than on Friday. Since that day, 15 new confirmed cases were added, while 27 recovered, and with no new casualties to report, a net change of 12 fewer active cases. No explanation was given for the discrepancy, aside from the customary note that there may be lags in confirmation cases that shows up in some of the data streams, and that two-week rates and trajectories give a more accurate picture of COVID-19 in the community. For Sheboygan County, that is a “High” activity level, with a burden of 204.3 cases per 100,000 persons and no significant change in trajectory.
Wisconsin doctors and pharmacist on people skipping 2nd COVID shot
Nationwide nearly 8 percent of people are missing their second Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine appointment. We talked with local doctors and pharmacists about what they re seeing in southeast Wisconsin.
and last updated 2021-04-26 19:48:34-04
MILWAUKEE â Nationwide nearly eight percent of people are skipping their second Pfizer or Moderna COVID vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
A New York Times analysis found that the percentage amounted to about 5 million people.
As efforts to push COVID-19 vaccines into arms continue, health care providers and pharmacists in the Milwaukee area report a small number of people seemingly skipping their second shot.
DHS: 815 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, 17 new deaths
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Milwaukee County officials discuss COVID-19 latest
Leaders with Milwaukee County and its local municipalities on Tuesday provided the latest updates and information regarding the pandemic.
MADISON, Wis. - The number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin rose by 815 Tuesday, April 27, for a total of 595,864, officials with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported.
Officials with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) reported 17 new deaths Tuesday, with a total of 6,773 deaths in the state.
Of the positive cases, 29,103 have required hospitalization (4.9%), while 579,426 have recovered (97.4%), making for 8,600 active cases (1.4%).
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The Brown family is a multigenerational family living in Madison, Wis.. Cassilyn Brown, top left, is a forensic nurse examiner at UnityPoint Health-Meriter Hospital. She feared bringing the coronavirus home to her family before most of the adults were vaccinated. So far, no family member has been infected with the virus. Also pictured in the top row are David Bingham Brown, center, and Ash Baker, right. Bottom row, from left, are: Victoria Brown, Alaric Brown and David Ralph Brown, 79, who has chronic pneumonia and a heart arrhythmia, which left him more susceptible to the virus. Credit: Coburn Dukehart / Wisconsin Watch