Wisconsin Expanding Coronavirus Vaccine Eligibility

Saturday, March 13th, 2021 -- 9:43 AM

Wisconsin is expanding coronavirus vaccine eligibility to at least 2 million more people later this month, including anyone 16 or older with common pre-existing medical conditions such as being overweight, pregnant or having high blood pressure, health officials announced Thursday.

According to the Associated Press, people who don’t have pre-existing conditions that would qualify them as of March 29 or who haven’t otherwise qualified to get vaccinated yet are expected to become eligible sometime in May, the state Department of Health Services said.     The hope is to vaccinate everyone who wants it by the end of June.

Wisconsin health officials say about half of people in the state will likely need some convincing to get the COVID-19 vaccine.   The Department of Health Services says it will be tough to reach the goal of 80-percent vaccinated, because some people are reluctant to get the shot. About 20-percent of people in Wisconsin have gotten one dose of the vaccine, another 11-percent have been fully vaccinated.

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