Proposal for next phase expands eligibility for vaccines to nearly half the population. By Graham Kilmer - Jan 20th, 2021 03:49 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee
Dr. Ben Weston receives second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. File photo courtesy of the Medical College of Wisconsin.
If the latest draft of recommendations for the next phase of vaccinations is accepted by the state Department of Health Services, nearly half the state’s adult population will be eligible for the vaccine.
The state committee responsible for developing draft recommendations for the next phase of vaccinations met this morning and added new groups to a list that was released last week for public comment.
Wisconsin s 20K prisoners could soon receive COVID-19 vaccine
Wisconsin s 20,000 prisoners could soon start to receive their COVID-19 vaccine shots.
MILWAUKEE - Wisconsin s 20,000 prisoners could soon start to receive their COVID-19 vaccine shots. More than half of the Wisconsin prison system has contracted COVID, said Peggy West-Schroder of Ex-Incarcerated People Organizing (EXPO).
Peggy West-Schroder
West-Schroder advocates for people affected by the prison system. She said the move would be a first step in providing incarcerated individuals protection from the coronavirus. It is something West-Schroder says has been lacking since the pandemic began. These are human beings. And they’re human beings that are being kept in quarters that make them highly susceptible to catch a disease that could kill them, West-Schroder said.
Prisoners could get vaccine before some seniors, frontline workers
Prisoners could get vaccine before some seniors, frontline workers
The first phase of Wisconsin s COVID-19 vaccine plan is less than 20% complete. But state health officials are already looking ahead to who gets it next.
MILWAUKEE - The first phase of Wisconsin s COVID-19 vaccine plan is less than 20% complete. But state health officials are already looking ahead to who gets it next. Will you be a part of Phase 1b? The rollout has not gone real smoothly, said Jonathan Temte, Vaccine Subcommittee co-chair.
With just 17% of health care workers and nursing home residents inoculated so far, Phase 1a of the state s COVID-19 vaccine plan is far from over. But the Evers administration is close to submitting a final plan for Phase 1b.