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Show Transcript THE SEVEN-DAY AVERAGE HAS BEEN RISING FOR 20 STRAIGHT DAYS. BUT THAT MAY NOT TELL THE WHEOL STORY. 12 NEWS’ KENT WAINSCOTT IS LIVE ON MILWAUKEE’S WEST SE.ID KENT, HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY TESTING NUMBERS ARE A CONCERN. KENT: THE PROBLEM IS THAT COVID TESTING NUMBERS ARE DECLINING. IT’S STILL QUICK AND EASY TO GET A COVID TEST THIS PHARCY DRIVE-THRU TESTING SITE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THAT. STIL HL,EALTH OFFICIALS SAY, A LOT OF PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE VACCINATED MAY NOT BOTHER GETTING TESTED, EVEN IF THEY ARE EXPERIENCING SOME MILD SYMPTOMS. AND THAT CAN MAKE IT HARDER TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHO HAS THE VIRUS, AND WHERE IT’S SPREINAD WISCONSIN IS SEEING A BAD COMBINATION COVID CASES,ND TESTING NUMBERS BOTH HEADING IN THE WRONG DIRECTN.IO WE DON’T WANT TO SEE A RISE IN CASES AND A DECREASE IN TESTING ILY.AB THAT STARTS TO BLIND US A LITTLE BIT TASO WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE STATE. KENT: SPUR
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Updated: 5:16 PM CST Jan 25, 2021 Monday was the first day residents age 65 and older can get the COVID-19 vaccine in Wisconsin.Continuing Coverage: Coronavirus in WisconsinBut Milwaukee and Waukesha counties warned it would be a slow process for that to happen.Still, some in the new age group were vaccinated Monday.Ascension Hospital in Franklin hastily organized a vaccine clinic after the state last week decided to suddenly open up vaccinations to those 65 and older. It was invitation-only but those who took part said they were surprised and thrilled to get the first dose.For six weeks, some of the most vulnerable people in the area have been watching others get vaccinated. First I ve got to talk to a human being and find out, John Barger said.It s been frustrating for many like him trying to actively get a vaccination scheduled at his doctor s office. I never got through and then they eventually hung up, Barger said. So I ve got to try again. I m certainly eligible