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MADISON, Wis. — On par with the national average, just 48% of nursing home staff in Wisconsin have accepted a COVID-19 booster shot, months after they became available to the general public. The acceptance rate lags behind Wisconsin’s general vaccinated population, where over half of those who are vaccinated have accepted a booster shot. It also lags the residents that.
On par with the national average, just 48% of nursing home staff in Wisconsin have accepted a COVID-19 booster shot, months after they became available to the general public.
STOUGHTON, Wis. — At one Stoughton nursing home, a small recent coronavirus outbreak in October pointed to staffing concerns for CEO Kris Krentz, his staffing down since the pandemic began. “I come to work every day knowing what a couple of positive tests could mean: we go into lockdown again with our visitation; residents could be positive, staff could be.