Stories tagged: "vaccine hesitancy"

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Coronavirus Had Vaccination Rates Not Been Pummeled by Politics, More Than 5,000 in Wisconsin Would Still Be Alive Today

New analysis examines what might have been. Instead, COVID has killed 13,000 in the state as the vaccination rate remains stuck, with only 61% of people fully vaccinated.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow May 18, 2022 3:24 pm CDT
Coronavirus A Hmong man receives a COVID-19 vaccination May 10 in Eau Claire during a vaccine clinic put on by the Eau Claire City-County Health Department and the city's Hmong Mutual Assistance Association. Such clinics are an effort to increase the lagging vaccination rate in Wisconsin. (Photo by Julian Emerson)
Coronavirus With Vaccinations Still Below 50%, Northwest Wisconsin Health Officials Keep Trying New Outreach

After a successful spring, Wisconsin has stubbornly stayed below 50% of residents who have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson June 22, 2021 5:50 pm CDT
Coronavirus Main Street in downtown Racine (Photo via Facebook/City of Racine)
Coronavirus Racine Will Award TVs, Rent Money, iPads, and More to Increase Vaccinations

Joint effort from the city and county aims for 3,000 new vaccinations in 30 days as shots plateau across the state.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski June 17, 2021 12:03 pm CDT
Coronavirus A certified medical assistant prepares doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The US took a major step in the pandemic this week by clearing the Pfizer vaccine for youth ages 12-15. (Image via AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Coronavirus DHS Launches New COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign to Reach Young Adults

Wisconsin still stubbornly below 50% receiving at least one dose of protection against a virus that has now killed 7,200 in the state.

Olivia Stern Olivia Stern June 10, 2021 3:07 pm CDT
Coronavirus vaccine sign outside Milwaukee mill road library
Coronavirus Library Clinics? Door-to-Door Vaccines? Milwaukee Is Getting Creative To Get Shots In Arms

With vaccinations dropping, Milwaukee is figuring out how to overcome hesitancy and get shots to people right in their own neighborhoods.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski May 10, 2021 4:16 pm CDT

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Coronavirus A Matter of Trust: Experts Say the Vaccine-Hesitant Need Personal Outreach, Not Broad Lecturing

Science communicators see more people using unreliable information sources, so it's no longer enough to say, "Just do it."

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring May 10, 2021 11:52 am CDT
Coronavirus A nurse fills a syringe with a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson-owned Janssen Pharmaceuticals. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images)
Coronavirus The Price of Vaccine Hesitancy: More Than 1,000 Wasted Doses a Week in Wisconsin

Drop-off in demand was expected, but not this quickly.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring May 5, 2021 11:34 am CDT