Educators, grocery store workers, public transit workers, incarcerated individuals among next to be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
January 26, 2021 10:21 AM Logan Rude
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MADISON, Wis. Wisconsin health officials announced Tuesday which groups will be eligible next to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
Officials with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services said the groups will be eligible for vaccination around March 1, depending on the state’s vaccine supply from the federal government.
Educators, child care workers, food supply chain workers, public transit workers, people enrolled in Medicaid long-term care programs, incarcerated individuals, and more.
As the vaccine rollout continues, state health officials are asking the public to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 by staying home, social distancing, wearing a mask, and frequently washing hands.
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When Claire was born fourteen years ago, she was a gorgeous baby with big blue eyes, chunky cheeks and curly blond hair. After weeks in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, she came home with monitors, oxygen and a full schedule that sometimes included three appointments a day to various therapists and specialists. She did not develop according to typical expectations, but she made progress at her own pace. As a toddler, she learned how to blow kisses, which became her signature move for years. She learned how to walk when she was seven. Through the years, she has pieced together a communication system involving modified sign language, gestures and a communication device with pictures to make herself understood.
Midway through a conversation about her 14-year-old, Claire, Jamie Davis Smith felt the need to change direction for a moment, to highlight the happiness her daughter can experience.
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Jamie Davis Smith is pictured with her daughter Claire, now 14. Claire has a rare chromosomal abnormality that has left her with a variety of disabling conditions including epilepsy, chronic lung disease, asthma and autism. She benefits from a Medicaid provided service that allows her family to care for her in their Washington, D.C., home, but she would be waitlisted for a similar program if the family moved to Maryland to benefit from better special education programs for their other children.
Jamie Davis Smith
The story has been updated to correct the first name of Jessica Schubel, a senior policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
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