La Crosse County, health providers relaunching COVID-19 Collaborative
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La Crosse area health care workers push to reach unvaccinated
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Updated: 5:25 PM CST Jan 20, 2021 A Wisconsin advisory committee added groups like teachers, grocery store workers and inmates to the list of those eligible to now receive the COVID-19 vaccine.Continuing Coverage: Coronavirus in WisconsinBut many residents with serious medical conditions have still been left out.The state s vaccine advisory group said some tough calls had to be made and even with that, nearly half of the state s population will be eligible for the vaccine in these first two phases.Phase 1B begins Monday.A 19-member statewide panel had the tough job of deciding who is in it. The state added this week residents age 65 and older. Beyond that, the category included a large segment that had been pressing for inclusion farmers and meat processors. They re close to the public, the public doesn t always follow social distancing or masking expectations, the workers have little or no control over their working environment, they re often in low paying jobs and the