Wisconsin To Open 4 Community-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics

MADISON, WI — Four new community-based vaccination clinics will soon be open in Wisconsin to help serve the state’s underserved populations in combating the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Tony Evers announced on Tuesday.

The clinics are slated to open sometime in the next two months and will be based in La Crosse, Racine and Marathon counties with the fourth clinic split between Douglas and Barron counties. They are meant to address current gaps in distributing the COVID-19 vaccine, particularly in areas where people don’t have regular access to health care, according to the governor’s office.

The first community clinic opened Feb. 16 in Rock County and roughly a dozen more are expected to launch around the state, Evers said in a statement.

“We are continuing to work to get vaccine doses across our state as soon as we have doses available. These community-based sites are going to be critical to our work making sure that Wisconsinites can get vaccinated so we can put this pandemic behind us,” he said.

Anyone who is eligible for a coronavirus vaccination, regardless of where they live, will be able to schedule an appointment at a clinic.

Wisconsin is currently vaccinating residents who are 65 and over or who are frontline health care workers, residents and staff at long-term care facilities or first responders.

The next groups of people eligible for the vaccine include teachers, non-frontline health care workers and a individuals enrolled in long-term care programs, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health services.

The start is also launching a new website in March that will allow residents to find out when and where they can get a vaccination. The Vaccine Registry will be a hub of information for the coronavirus vaccination and will also allow resident to register for a shot.

In addition to the clinics there are more than 1,800 vaccine sites across the state including pharmacies like Walgreens. For more information about the COVID-19 vaccine and how to get vaccinated, visit the health department's website.