In the one year that doctors and nurses have been handing out the coronavirus vaccine, nearly three-and-a-half million people have gotten a shot.
Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of the vaccine’s first dose in the state. Governor Tony Evers says just over 61 percent of people in the state have gotten at least one dose. Just under 60 percent of people are fully vaccinated. As has been the case since the beginning, older folks and white people make-up the majority of Wisconsin’s fully vaccinated. The governor says the push to get vaccinated is not yet over, he’s encouraging more people to get their shots going forward.
The few people who have not been vaccinated at UW-Madison are getting a break.
The university yesterday said it is pausing its vaccine mandate because President Biden’s order that any and all federal contracts require vaccinations is on hold pending a court challenge. UW-Madison had said all workers at the school needed to get their coronavirus shot by January 4th or be fired. The president’s order allowed for exemptions, but not for an on-going testing option. UW-Madison says 96 percent of university employees are fully vaccinated.
Parents in Wisconsin don’t appear to be rushing to get their kids the coronavirus vaccine.
The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said just nearly 18-percent of kids between five and 11-years-old have gotten at least one dose of the vaccine. Kids under 12 became eligible for the vaccine last month. DHS says about 10 percent of younger kids are fully vaccinated. That’s compared to over 82 percent of people over 65 who’ve gotten both of their doses.
