Black and Hispanic residents are least likely to be vaccinated.
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Megan Hart / Wisconsin Public Radio | 7:00 am, Feb. 13, 2021 ×
Vials of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine sit on a table at Harmony House in Superior on Jan. 25, 2021. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
Health officials in Wisconsin have released more information about who is and who isn t receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
As of Thursday, Feb. 11, more than 11% of Wisconsinites had received at least one dose of vaccine. But as few as 3% of Black and Hispanic residents fell into that category, according to new data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Furthermore, records indicate that less than 1% of Black Wisconsinites have received both doses of vaccine.
A coalition organized by the DHS is expected to use the funding from Vibrant Emotional Health, the administrator of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, to establish a system in which everyone in Wisconsin has direct access through 988.
New data released on the Wisconsin Department of Health Services website on Thursday shows the race and ethnicity of the people vaccinated in the state so far.
MONROE Green County Public Health will be hosting a COVID-19 vaccine clinic by appointment only from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 15 for people currently eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. They will be administering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine which is approved for people age 18 and older.