ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) — Just over 64% of Wisconsin residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and that number hasn’t risen significantly in months.
State officials like DHS Deputy Secretary Deb Standridge say they know that some people will never get vaccinated. Don’t expect them to stop talking about it, though.
“It’s a concern, but it’s not something we’re going to let stop our efforts,” Standridge told WTAQ at a ‘Moving Forward’ event in Ashwaubenon this week. “We’re going to continue to pursue and get more shots in arms.”
Over 9 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Wisconsin, but the seven day average of doses has dropped from a peak of nearly 66,000 shots a day in April of last year to around 2,000 this month.
Over a million booster doses have been administered.
“That will protect people against illness, severe illness, and death,” said Standridge. “So we need to continue putting shots in arms.”
A fourth booster dose has been approved for some.
