ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia health officials say they’re temporarily stopping vaccinations of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at one site in north Georgia after eight people Wednesday had “adverse reactions.” At least three other states — North Carolina, Iowa and Colorado — have reported adverse reactions of people who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine…
MADISON (WKOW) — Vaccination rates are high but communities of color are not getting vaccinated at the same rates. State health officials say 13 percent of Black Wisconsinites have been vaccinated, compared to 31 percent of white Wisconsinites. At the Rebalanced-life Wellness Association, uplifting Black men’s health has been the number one priority. With the vaccination…
Britney Spears is the latest celebrity to get their COVID-19 vaccine. Spears took to Instagram Thursday to share her experience after receiving the shot. In the video, Spears appears with her boyfriend, Sam Asghari, who starts the video by asking the pop star for her thoughts after receiving the vaccine. “Ok, the people on the…
Karl-Anthony Towns has received his first dose of the COVID vaccine. The 25-year-old NBA player took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a photo of the big moment, days before the 1-year anniversary of his mother’s death. Town’s mother, Jacqueline Towns, died on April 13, 2020, after a weeks-long battle with COVID-19. The Minnesota Timberwolves…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday launched an outreach campaign aimed at vaccinating Minnesota workers in frontline industries in the coming weeks. The outreach effort aims to connect workers in industries like food service with opportunities to get vaccinated at state-run community vaccination sites. The campaign begins this week with workers at restaurants,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to announce that he’s shaving about two weeks off his May 1 deadline for states to make all adults eligible for coronavirus vaccines. A White House official says Biden will make the announcement later Tuesday. With states gradually expanding eligibility beyond such priority groups as seniors and…
MADISON (WXOW) — On Monday, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services said more than 20 percent of Wisconsin residents finished their COVID-19 vaccine series. Numbers from DHS show 1,922,832 people in the state have received at least one dose of the vaccine. That translates to 33 percent of state residents according to DHS. The figures show that…
SUN PRAIRIE (WKOW) — UW Health officials have said all three available vaccines are effective, so it doesn’t matter which one people 18 and older get. However, for eligible 16- and 17-year-olds, getting the Pfizer shot is the only option. The FDA’s emergency authorization for the Pfizer vaccine includes people 16 and older, while authorizations…
MADISON (WKOW) — A third of people in Wisconsin have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot and more than one in five are fully vaccinated. Doctors say the state’s progress is promising and could mean we see herd immunity sooner. “[With] vaccination rates increasing, it starts to create an environment where the virus will…
MADISON (WXOW) — In its Saturday update, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services said another 40,000 Wisconsin residents started their COVID-19 vaccine series during the past day. Numbers from DHS show 1,899,811 people in the state have received at least one dose of the vaccine. That translates to 32.6 percent of state residents according to DHS. The…
