Local health system leaders plan to finish vaccinating targeted staff next week, say some declined

WLocal healthcare systems say they will finish vaccinating their target workers at the start of the new year.

So far, the Wisconsin DHS says just under 50,000 statewide have received it.

WEEKS, THOUSANDSOF NORTHEASTWISCONSINFRONTLINE WORKERSRECEIVED THE COVIDVACCINE.AND WITH THAT,LOCAL HEALTHOFFICIALS AREFIGHTING TO GETDOSES OUT TO THECOMMUNITY.GENERALLY THEHEALTHCARESYSTEMS AREMANAGING THIS VERYSIMILARLY.

SO I THINK,GENERALLY, WE'REALL AT ABOUT THESAME POINT.LOCAL HEALTHCARESYSTEMS SAY THEYWILL FINISHVACCINATING THEIRTARGET WORKERS ATTHE START OF THENEW YEAR.

SO FAR,THE DHS SAYS JUSTUNDER 50,000STATEWIDE HAVERECEIVED IT.I WOULD SAY RIGHTNOW WE'REPROBABLY ABOUTTWO-THIRDS OF THEWAY TO TARGETWITHIN OURHEALTHCAREWORKFORCE.AS FAR AS OUR OWNVACCINATIONPROCESS HAS GONE,WE'VE DONE MORETHAN 50 PERCENT OFOUR PEOPLE.

WESHOULD BEWRAPPING UPBETWEEN PREVEAAND HSHS STATEWIDENEXT WEEK.BELLIN HEALTH HASRECEIVED NEARLY2000 PFIZER DOSESSO FAR.

SHARLABAENEN SAYS IT'SBEEN HARD TO PICKAND CHOOSE WHOGETS IT FIRST.WE'RE TRYING TOPREDICT OUT HOWMANY FOLKS WE CANVACCINATE ON OURWORKFORCE EACHWEEK.BAENEN SAYS EACHWEEK, BELLIN HASHAD TO REQUEST ATLEAST 975 DOSESFROM THE DHS.

THEENTIRE STATE HASRECEIVED JUSTABOVE 265,000 FORDISTRIBUTION.SO FAR WE'VEGOTTEN WHAT WE'VEREQUESTED.

SOTHAT'S BEENPOSITIVE.

WE DON'THAVE ANY SENSETHAT THAT WON'TCONTINUE RIGHTNOW.

BUT I THINK IT'LLBE VERY DEPENDENTON THE ONGOINGSUPPLY OF VACCINENATIONWIDE, REALLY.BUT BETWEENPREVEA HEALTH,HSHS AND BELLIN,OFFICIALS SAY SOMEWORKERS HAVECHOSEN NOT TO TAKETHE VACCINE.PROVIDE THEM WITHFACTS ANDSCIENTIFICALLYBACKED INFORMATIONSO THEYUNDERSTAND WHATTHE REAL RISKS ANDSIDE-EFFECTS ARE OFTHE VACCINE.IT'S NOT LIKE IF YOUDIDN'T GET YOURVACCINE NOW YOUCAN'T GET IT IN AMONTH OR TWO.

BUTRIGHT NOW THIS ISYOUR TIME TO GET IT.AND IF YOU CHOOSETO WAIT, YOU STANDIN LINE WITHEVERYBODY ELSE.AS LOCALHEALTHCAREWORKERS AWAITTHEIR SECOND DOSE,OFFICIALS SAY THEPROCESS SIGNALS ATIME OF HOPE.EMOTIONALLY, I DON'TTHINK WE'REALLOWED TOBREATHE YET UNTILOUR COMMUNITY ISVACCINATED.IN Green Bay, BENBOKUN, NBC26.MILLIONS OFAMERICANS WILL SEETHEIR $600 COVID