Subcommittee begins discussions about Phase 1C of COVID19 vaccine allocation
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MILWAUKEE â With plans for vaccine roll out among the roughly 1.6 million Wisconsinites included under phase 1B now in place, Wisconsin s State Medical Disaster Advisory Committee s (SDMAC) Vaccine Subcommittee met on Friday to discuss who might be prioritized among the next phase of individuals eligible for a vaccine dose - Phase 1C. The good news is, this is going to be a smaller lift, I m hoping, said Jon Temte, the co-chair of the vaccine subcommittee.
The group, following recommendations by the CDC, is now looking into prioritizing people ages 16 to 64 with chronic underlying health conditions as the highest priority in Phase 1C.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has still not said who else is in the second group of people eligible for a vaccine, or when they'll be able to get a shot.
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Julie Willems Van Dijk I think we’re really hitting our stride, said Julie Willems Van Dijk, Wisconsin DHS Deputy Secretary.
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Tuesday morning, the State Disaster Medical Advisory Committee (SDMAC) Vaccine Subcommittee met to finalize its recommendations for Phase 1B, which will be sent to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The experts’ recommendations include people older than 70, people living in congregate settings such as Family Care, jails or shelters, and frontline essential workers such as first responders, educators and child care workers with direct interaction with students.
“As the group has thought about populations, they’ve really focused on who is most vulnerable. Who is most at risk?” DHS Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk said. “What essential services do we need to make sure are in place?”