Vaccine demand varies by county; many see interest decline, availability open up
DHS: Shots won’t go unused
April 22, 2021 4:41 PM Madalyn O Neill
In the beginning, appointments filled quickly. Demand looked endless. Supply, however, was harder to come by.
“In Iowa County, every drop that we get, is going in an arm,” Iowa County Emergency Management Director Keith Hurlbert said. “We seem to have more demand than we have vaccine at this point.”
“I just know counties around us have had a tougher time lately to fill all of their slots,” he said. “It’s different. Even the county next door can have the exact opposite situation to what we have.”
Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause leaves gaps in vaccine distribution
April 19, 2021 8:30 PM Madalyn O Neill
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In Iowa County, there’s already a gap between vaccine supply and demand.
“We seem to have more demand than we have vaccine at this point,” Emergency Management Director Keith Hurlbert said. “Our allocations have been rather small. In the last few weeks, even smaller a little frustrating from that standpoint. Now with the Johnson & Johnson issue, smaller yet.”
That translates to a bigger gap and fewer vaccinations. Hurlbert said last week’s total allotment included 140 Moderna doses and 100 Johnson & Johnson doses, now waiting in storage. That meant canceling appointments and shifting those they could to the Moderna vaccine.
Wisconsin health officials: Don t let vaccine side effects deter you from getting second dose
Getting that first shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine is just the first step in becoming fully immunized against COVID-19, but health officials say getting that second and final dose is essential in beating this pandemic.
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MILWAUKEE â Getting that first shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine is just the first step in becoming fully immunized against COVID-19, but health officials say getting that second and final dose is essential in beating this pandemic. It s important for all of us to get vaccinated, and there are benefits at the individual and population level that outweigh the risk of what we know could be posed by a vaccine, said Epidemiologist for the Jefferson County Health Department, Samroz Jakvani.
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.
Contact tracing shows improvement; fully vaccinated not told to quarantine
February 19, 2021 6:35 PM Madalyn O Neill
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MADISON, Wis. – An ever-changing number that plays a role in allowing Dane County to loosen restrictions is trending in the right direction.
Public Health Madison & Dane County tracks what percent of COVID-19 positive cases are contacted by public health within 48 hours of the test being collected. That started at a high of 89.4% in late May, before ranging between about 42% and 83% through the beginning of September. It then began a steady drop, falling to its lowest point at 15% in November.
PHMDC Contact Tracer Anne Morgan Giroux said that number is now back up to 77% rising above 70% last week for the first time since early September.