Everyone over the age of 16 recently became eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Wisconsin, but tribal health departments have been offering vaccinations to tribal and non-tribal members over 18 for weeks.
While demand far outweighed supply earlier this year, it appears they are starting to balance out and there are even surplus vaccines available on some days at tribal health clinics.
“We have started to see demand for COVID-19 vaccination plateau a bit,” said Michelle Myers, public health officer for the Oneida Nation.
The Oneida Health Department received its first shipments of vaccines in late December and started immediately vaccinating all of the residents of its assisted living facility, and more than three-fourths of its health care workers were vaccinated by mid-February.
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