UW-Madison to begin vaccinating members of campus community aged 65 and older
The COVID-19 vaccination is the first of two doses. Photo: Jeff Miller
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MADISON – This week, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced that people aged 65 and older are eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine beginning Jan. 25. University Health Services has sent notices to about 1,800 members of the campus community from this group to invite them to make appointments to be vaccinated.
Individuals in this age group may also seek vaccine through their health care provider. For instance, UW Health has encouraged people to learn more about its vaccination process by visiting uwhealth.org/vaccine. UHS will only be able to provide vaccines to employees and students.
MADISON (WKOW) UW-Madison will vaccinate people affiliated with its campus who are 65 and older against COVID-19 beginning on Monday.
The university announced that it had invited 1,800 people meeting that description to make schedules to get a vaccine.
UW Health has encouraged people to learn more about its vaccination process by visiting uwhealth.org/vaccine.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced that it would expand vaccine availability to those 65 and older earlier this week. People in that age group can get the shots beginning on Monday.
Those who are eligible to get the vaccine are asked to contact their health care provider to make an appointment to get the shot.
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Jan 22, 2021 9:28 PM Richard Anheier receives his first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Encircle Health on Friday. Image courtesy of ThedaCare
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) â ThedaCare vaccinated the first patients who were eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Phase 1B on Friday.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced adults over the age of 65, in addition to some other groups still being determined, will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, January 25. DHS also stated that âvaccinating entities with any vaccine on hand can begin to vaccinate this population prior to January 25 if they have concluded the previously eligible populations.â
DHS: 2,070 new positive cases of COVID-19 in WI; 36 new deaths
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MADISON, Wis. - The number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin rose by 2,070 Friday, Jan. 22, officials with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported, for a total of 530,171.
There have been 5,643 total deaths in the state, with 36 new deaths reported by DHS officials Friday.
Of the positive cases, 23,536 have required hospitalization (4.4%), while 500,685 have recovered (94.5%), making for 23,683 active cases (4.5%).
More than 2.4 million have tested negative.
More than 2.9 million have been tested.
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Iron County reported 16 new cases.
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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)
An additional 75 Northwestern Wisconsin residents tested positive for COVID-19, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported Friday, Jan. 22.
The new cases were reported as follows: 16 in Iron County; 15 in Sawyer County; 11 in Washburn County; nine in Douglas County; six in Rusk County; five each in Bayfield and Taylor counties; four in Price County; three in Ashland County; and one in Burnett County.