A Prevea front line healthcare worker receives a COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo: Prevea Health)
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) — Over 10,000 Wisconsinites have already taken the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, state health officials announced Monday.
“10,358 doses have been administered in nearly every Wisconsin county,” DHS deputy secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk told reporters.
Nearly all 10,358 of them are frontline healthcare workers dealing with COVID-19 on a regular basis. Those healthcare workers are being prioritized as part of the vaccine’s rollout across Wisconsin, along with those in skilled nursing facilities.
However, we now know what group will be next in line once the first phase of vaccine distribution is complete.
“The advisory committee has talked about who does come next,” Willems Van Dijk said. “They’ve recommended that be frontline [essential] workers and people over the age of 75.”
As for who counts as an “essential” frontline worker? We’re still not sure. Willems Van Dijk says they’re still waiting on specific guidance from a state advisory board.
The state is expecting over 30,000 additional doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to arrive this week alongside 100,000 new doses of the recently-approved Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
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