Mar 12, 2021
MADISON (WKOW) For the past year, Alison Blythe has only left home to go to the grocery store, the bank and the pharmacy. When she does go out, she wears a mask and latex gloves. Now, she s finally breathing a sigh of relief, knowing she will soon be eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
She said with her medical conditions, if she were to get COVID-19, she could easily need to be on a ventilator. But her own health isn t her only worry. Blythe lives with her 71-year-old mother, too. She s a stroke and cancer survivor, Blythe said. If I were to get the virus, [it] could potentially kill her if it were to pass on to her. So it s literally a life and death kind of situation for us to not be exposed to anyone, whether they know they have it or not.
DHS to announce next week who’s in the next eligible group for vaccination
MADISON (WKOW) State health officials announced Thursday they expect to determine next week which groups of people will join the ranks of those eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Wisconsin.
This week, teachers, grocery store employees, and transit workers were able to start getting shots, joining all adults 65 and older and first responders among the people currently eliglble.
The CDC recommendations include in Phase 1C people between the ages of 16 and 64 who have pre-existing medical conditions. A number of viewers for News 19 affiliate 27 News have asked when those individuals who get to join the line of people waiting for the vaccine.