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Updated: 5:25 PM CST Jan 20, 2021 A Wisconsin advisory committee added groups like teachers, grocery store workers and inmates to the list of those eligible to now receive the COVID-19 vaccine.Continuing Coverage: Coronavirus in WisconsinBut many residents with serious medical conditions have still been left out.The state's vaccine advisory group said some tough calls had to be made and even with that, nearly half of the state's population will be eligible for the vaccine in these first two phases.Phase 1B begins Monday.A 19-member statewide panel had the tough job of deciding who i...

Adding the Phase 1B group to the vaccine rollout has created a mess.Continuing Coverage: Coronavirus in WisconsinHealth departments have fielded thousands of phone calls, typically with the same question: How do I sign up to be vaccinated? The answer is different from county to county. Some counties are waiting for more information about vaccine supply, while others are moving forward and signing up people for shots. "My question is, when am I going to get it?" an 87-year-old Waukesha County resident said.Wisconsin's announcement that everyone over 65 would be eligible for the COVID-19 ...

Updated: 6:43 PM CST Jan 14, 2021 Wisconsin hospitals are receiving criticism that some non-essential employees are receiving the COVID-19 vaccine before others in Phase 1A.Continuing Coverage: Coronavirus in WisconsinThe decisions were left to the medical groups themselves.WISN 12 asked all of the major medical groups in the area Thursday about their vaccine practices.Some of those include vaccinating hospital volunteers and even those employees working entirely from home.Vaccinations are slowly expanding beyond the first front-line health care workers.Independent radiologist Dr. M...

Updated: 5:15 PM CST Jan 13, 2021 Three people who identified themselves as National Guard members caused a vaccine security scare at Froedtert Hospital. Continuing Coverage: Coronavirus in WisconsinThe Tuesday evening incident prompted alerts at other Wisconsin hospitals.It happened just a few weeks after a Grafton pharmacist was arrested for allegedly sabotaging hundreds of COVID-19 vaccines. Froedtert Hospital employees were on high alert when three people who claimed to be with the Wisconsin National Guard walked in and said they were there to pick up vaccines. When Froedtert wo...

Facing growing criticism from Republican lawmakers, Gov. Tony Evers defended the state's vaccine rollout in an interview with WISN 12 News Wednesday.