JANESVILLE
The Rock County Public Health Department is working on a COVID-19 vaccine registration tool for those not included in eligible vaccine groups, Rock County Vaccine Coordinator Alison Chouinard said Thursday.
Chouinard said plans are in place to make online registration available soon.
âWe have plans in place to reach future groups as state guidance changes,â Chouinard said.
Health department officials answered questions Thursday during its first weekly COVID-19 update news conference. The news conferences will be streamed live on the health departmentâs Facebook page.
Because of the size of the vaccination groups now eligible, the state advisory committee tasked with naming eligible groups has paused meetings until rollout to adults 65 and older progresses, DHS Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk said earlier this week on a call with reporters.
Wisconsin had 1,177 new COVID-19 cases and 14 deaths from the coronavirus according to figures released by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
AG Kaul, Gov Evers announce $573 million agreement for turbocharging opioid epidemic
MADISON, Wis. (CBS 58) Attorney General Kaul and Governor Tony Evers on Thursday, Feb. 4, announced that Wisconsin has joined a coalition of attorneys general from 47 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories in a $573 million agreement with one of the world’s largest consulting firms, McKinsey & Company, resolving investigations into the company’s role in working for opioid companies, helping those companies promote their drugs, and profiting from the opioid epidemic.
“This resolution will result in millions of dollars going to fight the opioid epidemic in communities in Wisconsin,” said AG Kaul. “As this case shows, getting accountability can mean additional resources to help communities mitigate the epidemic. It can also deter the kind of misconduct that could lead to future epidemics. We will continue pursuing accountability from companies that fueled the opioid
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