Meijer, Walmart, some Hometown Pharmacy locations and more in Wisconsin now getting COVID-19 vaccine through Federal Retail Pharmacy Program
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Wisconsin launches toll-free COVID-19 vaccine hotline so people can get help finding and scheduling appointments
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More contagious COVID-19 variant found in the UK reported in Milwaukee Alison Dirr and Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel © Mike De Sisti / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Barbara Coyle, a temporary public health nurse with the City of Milwaukee, draws the COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe, making sure there are no bubbles, at the Wisconsin Center, 400 W. Wisconsin Ave., on Jan. 27, 2021.
The more contagious COVID-19 variant discovered in England late last year has been found in Milwaukee, raising concerns of local health officials.
The variant known as B117 was reported in Milwaukee on Jan. 28. The fact that the virus is here, the mutant is here and that we know that it s more contagious and might be more deadly just highlights the need for everybody to continue to maintain precautions, said John Raymond, president of the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Thousands of Wisconsin vaccine appointments have been canceled or delayed because of uncertainty over vaccine supply Mary Spicuzza, Madeline Heim and Guy Boulton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel © Mike De Sisti / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Barbara Coyle, a temporary public health nurse with the City of Milwaukee, draws the COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe, making sure there are no bubbles, at the Wisconsin Center, 400 W. Wisconsin Ave., on Jan. 27, 2021.
Even with Wisconsin dramatically picking up the pace of vaccinations and leading the nation in the average number of COVID-19 vaccine shots administered daily frustration is building as people face canceled appointments, or being told appointments are simply not available.