Gov. Evers vetoes COVID-19 bill passed by Legislature, calls for compromise
February 5, 2021 1:17 PM Jaymes Langrehr
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MADISON, Wis. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has officially vetoed a bill just passed by the Legislature, saying it limits the state’s response to the pandemic.
Assembly Bill (AB) 1 passed the State Senate Friday afternoon, with Democrats warning the bill was doomed for a veto after the Assembly previously rejected a bipartisan agreement that was made by the governor and Republican leadership in the State Senate.
“Wisconsinites know a compromise when they see one, and this isn’t it,” Gov. Evers said in a release announcing the veto. “We had a bill that Republicans and Democrats supported and one that I said I would sign if it was sent to my desk that passed the Senate on a bipartisan vote.”
By Madalyn O Neill
Feb 4, 2021 8:10 PM
MADISON, Wis. – The pandemic has a way of making things feel far away, including loved ones, neighbors and a return to normalcy.
“We want to get out there and we want to vaccinate people,” said Jeff Jelinek, Sauk County COVID-19 incident commander. “I mean, this is what we’ve been working on since March, just to get to this point.”
The rural parts of our state may seem especially out of reach.
“I think the biggest thing for us is resources. We do not have the amount of resources big, urban populations have,” Jelinek said. “The great thing is, we do have a lot of great partners.”
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Supply shortage still main hurdle across state
February 4, 2021 8:10 PM Madalyn O Neill
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MADISON, Wis. – The pandemic has a way of making things feel far away, including loved ones, neighbors and a return to normalcy.
“We want to get out there and we want to vaccinate people,” said Jeff Jelinek, Sauk County COVID-19 incident commander. “I mean, this is what we’ve been working on since March, just to get to this point.”
The rural parts of our state may seem especially out of reach.
Wisconsin Struggles With COVID-19 Vaccine Supply
It s an unfortunate case of supply not meeting demand - at least not in Wisconsin. While the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine has brought hope to many with the opportunity for light at the end the tunnel, the program is falling short. Medical officials at the state level are reporting that they currently don t have enough doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to meet the demand.
Here s a snapshot of the numbers from the last week - according to news sources. State of Wisconsin medical officials report that they had enough demand and capacity to administer about 300,000 first doses of the shots..but the state had fewer than 78,000 doses to give them. That deficit causes confusion and disappointment for some. Julie Willems Van Dijk - Deputy Director of the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services explains: When we sent out the allocations to our vaccinators, probably almost no one was happy.
The state surpassed 5,000 deaths 30 days ago on Jan. 6.
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A model of the novel coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan, China in late 2019. U.S. health officials have stated that COVID-19 is expected to become a significant public health concern in the United States. (Illustration courtesy of Centers for Disease Control)
The total number of Wisconsinites who have died from complications related to COVID-19 surpassed 6,000, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported Friday, Feb. 5.
An additional 28 deaths were reported statewide Friday, DHS said, bringing the total to 6,020. Overall, 1% of people who have contracted the virus have died. The state surpassed 5,000 deaths 30 days ago on Jan. 6. Prior to that, Wisconsin went from 4,000 to 5,000 deaths in 25 days, DHS figures show.