(WHBL) – The State Department of Health Services on Tuesday announced that adults over the age of 65 will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations beginning January 25th. While that’s less than a week away, the DHS was quick to point out that there are around 700,000 Wisconsinites in that age group, and with a current supply of 70,000 first-dose vaccines per week from the federal government, it will take “some time,” or at least 10 weeks according to the math, to completely vaccinate this population. That would be April 5th “in a perfect world.”
Wisconsinites 65 and older will be able to access the vaccine through their health care provider, pharmacy, or local or tribal public health agency. In Sheboygan County, The Wisconsin DHS has designated the gymnasium of the UW-Green Bay, Sheboygan Campus, as the site of the community COVID-19 vaccination clinic that is expected to become operational “come early February” according to the County DPH. The exact start date of this clinic is currently unknown.
Also on January 25th, assisted living facilities are to begin vaccinating their residents and staff through the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program, a federal public-private partnership that contracts through CVS and Walgreens pharmacies. For that program, DHS is providing 56,900 doses of the Moderna vaccine to pharmacy partners and is providing 140,000 doses for assisted living.
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