Wisconsin leads U.S. in using allocated vaccines, falls behind in percent of residents vaccinated
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Coronavirus Disease 2019
and last updated 2021-04-19 22:09:00-04
Wisconsin continues to lead the nation in using its allocated supply of COVID-19 vaccines, but falls behind in the percent of residents vaccinated.
The state used 90.9 percent of its allocated supply of vaccines from the federal government, a number only beaten by New Hampshire, with 100 percent, according to Bloomberg.com s vaccine tracker on Monday.
Wisconsin is trailed when it comes to distributing its supply by Maine, Minnesota, North Dakota and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
They re looking at July 4 : Wisconsin companies planning to bring back employees this summer
Working from home could end as soon as this summer for many people in southeast Wisconsin. Many local businesses â both big and small â are already making plans.
and last updated 2021-04-01 19:36:53-04
Working from home could end as soon as this summer for many people in southeast Wisconsin. Many local businesses â both big and small â are already making plans.
âA lot to them seem to be looking at the 4th of July, or July 1 as the time when employees are invited back to the office,â said Rich Kirchen with the Milwaukee Business Journal. âThey wonât have to return at that time. But by September theyâre going to be expected back in the office. Thatâs according to Metro Milwaukee Association of Commerce, which has really been in touch with a lot of companies through all of this.â
The number of COVID-19 variant cases continues to climb in states neighboring Wisconsin, a concern for state health officials here with spring break underway and as the summer vacation period approaches.
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Jane Mooney, a volunteer physician assistant with the Benevolent Specialists Project, attempts to squeeze an extra Moderna COVID-19 vaccine dose out of a vial during a free vaccination clinic on March, 9, 2021, at Life Center in Madison, Wis. The Hmong Institute ran the clinic, which targeted Hmong and Southeast Asian adults 65 and older. Moderna vials are labeled as containing 10 doses, Mooney says, but vaccinators can often retrieve one or two additional doses. Forty people initially signed up to receive shots at the clinic, but nurses squeezed 10 extra doses out of vials, allowing people on a waiting list to receive shots. (Coburn Dukehart/Wisconsin Watch)