MADISON, WI (WTAQ) — Wisconsin’s vaccine rollout continues to go quickly.
The state is among the top states in the country for vaccine administration per capita, with over a million residents vaccinated so far. State officials say that’s only going to get better once the state sees an expected increase in vaccine allotment from the federal government.
“This week we will have 115,000 first doses [of vaccine],” Deputy DHS Secretary Willems Van Dijk said. “That’s a 65% increase.”
Despite, however, the relatively rapid pace of COVID-19 vaccination in the badger state, Governor Tony Evers says it will still be a while before he lets his controversial mask mandate lapse or recommend ending pandemic restrictions.
“I think it’s impossible to make that judgement…It’s going to take time,” Evers said. “Right now if we, as a state, received a massive increase in vaccinations, that date could be sometime this summer, but that’s not going to happen.”
The state is on track to have more than half of all Wisconsinites over the age of 65 vaccinated by the end of the week. That means the vaccinations will open up to educators on March 1st.
