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Oneida County Health Department Director Linda Conlon is proud of the vaccination effort in the county.
Nearly 45% of residents have gotten at least one dose of the vaccine which is above the state average of 37%.
“We’re pretty happy about that,” said Conlon.
She also impressed with the 65 and older age group getting nearly 83% vaccinated.
“We have exceeded our expectations. All of us that our vaccinating the health department, our health care providers, and pharmacies I think have done a great job outreaching and getting our 65+ population vaccinated. Now we’re setting our focus on our younger population,” said Conlon.
Star Journal Wisconsin pauses administration of J & J vaccine
Star Journal Staff
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is instructing Wisconsin vaccine providers to stop administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine due to a federal review of adverse side effects reported.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) called for the pause, saying six cases of a “rare and severe” type of blood clot, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis were reported in the U.S. There have been nearly seven million doses of Johnson & Johnson administered.
“We are pausing administration of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine out of an abundance of caution. At this time, these adverse events appear to be extremely rare,” said DHS Secretary-designee Karen Timberlake. “Vaccine providers should not administer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at this time, and should hold on to the vaccine until federal rev
More than 1.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Wisconsin.
The state is among the top in the nation for distributing the vaccine. The system hasn’t been without its glitches.
One issue has been how and where people sign up to the vaccine.
Right now, vaccinators each have their own system for getting people signed up.
Hospitals and health department usually have call lines and website set up to take people’s information and either put them on waitlist or schedule an appointment.
The Department of Health Services is starting to rollout a statewide system that should help with this issue.
Vaccine provides light at the end of the tunnel
By Eileen Persike
Editor
CORRECTION: A previous version of this story indicated that Phase 1b vaccinations would begin later this month. In fact, Phase 1a vaccines are continuing, with assisted living facilities and non-healthcare frontline worker