By Madalyn O Neill
Jun 28, 2021 | 9:41 PM
MADISON, Wis. â The highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant could be the most prominent strain in Wisconsin communities by the end of the summer.
Thatâs according to UW-Madison Pathology Professor Dave OâConnor, whose lab does genome sequencing on coronavirus samples.
He pointed to how quickly the Delta variant, first discovered in India, spread in the UK.
âWeâre at the very beginning of that right here in Wisconsin and in Dane County,â adding that about 5 to 10% of all the viruses theyâve been sequencing in the state over the last month have been the Delta variant. âWe can expect by August itâs going to be the majority, and it might be almost all of what we see.â
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Women may be more susceptible to J&J vaccine blood clots: doctor
Women ‘may be more susceptible’ to J&J vaccine blood clots: doctor
Use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine remains paused amid an investigation into rare but serious reports of blood clots among some who received the shot.
MILWAUKEE - Use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine remains paused amid an investigation into rare but serious reports of blood clots among some who received the shot.
So far, the majority of cases have involved young-to-middle-aged women, who may be at greater risk.
The medical community is racing to understand why six people developed blood clots in their brains after receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Once the shot is in your arm, health officials say the V-safe app puts the rest of the process into your own hands.
“(We’re) at the start of the end,” said Jenna Teasdale, who works at the Wilderness Resort. She got her shot at an SSM Health mobile vaccine clinic in Wisconsin Dells Wednesday and said signing up for V-safe was equally simple.
Vaccinators such as SSM Health give people papers with QR codes to sign up for the app after being vaccinated.
“We pass these papers out. We really promote it,” said Jenny Bothun, regional manager for employee health at SSM, adding that health care workers really latched on to the app. “It provides another safety net of capturing that information.”