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A year after COVID-19 arrived, considering what comes next for health and for society
Ani Weaver, a Madison nurse, speaking April 23, 2020, at a candlelight vigil for people hospitalized from COVID-19. The vigil was held in support of state public health measures the night before a demonstration opposing the state s Safer at Home order. (Photo by Luther Wu)
This coming Friday, March 12, will mark the anniversary of Wisconsin’s first COVID-19 health emergency.
When Gov. Tony Evers issued the declaration on Thursday, March 12, 2020, five Wisconsin residents had been confirmed positive with the novel coronavirus. A year later that number has multiplied by 110,000. In Wisconsin, the virus SARS-CoV-2 has infected more than 566,000 people, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS). It has taken nearly 6,500 lives.
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Low supply and slow pace have Wisconsin lagging other states in vaccinations.
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Shamane Mills / Wisconsin Public Radio | 8:24 am, Jan. 25, 2021 ×
A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine at St. Luke s hospital in Duluth. (2020 file / News Tribune)
The pace of vaccinations against COVID-19 in the United States has been slow. Compared to the speed at which vaccines have been manufactured and approved, it seems downright sluggish.
As Wisconsin allows those age 65 and older to get shots, health officials have said that administering to a broader group will help speed up the vaccination process. But they’ve also warned people it will take at least two months to vaccinate the 700,000 Wisconsinites in this age group. And the list of people prioritized to get the vaccine has been ever-growing and is still evolving. New vaccination recommendations including essential workers, older adults and frontline health staff comprise almost half of all adults in Wis