COVID 19 vaccination clinic at NTC in Wausau. MWC photo by Mike Leischner
MINOCQUA, WI (WSAU) — A walk-in vaccine clinic at Lakeland Union High School in Minocqua that was scheduled to distribute the single-shot Johnson and Johnson vaccine will now issue doses of the Moderna version.
The change was announced Thursday morning by the county health department. Anyone over the age of 18 will be able to walk into the school without an appointment on Saturday, April 24th starting at 10 AM and running until all doses have been administered, or until 2 PM.
The clinic will be open to anyone who hasn’t received their first dose of the vaccine. Those who take advantage of the clinic will then be scheduled for a second dose on Saturday, May 22nd.
Those who want to take advantage of the clinic will have their information processed by parking lot attendants before going into the building. Face coverings will be required when in the building, and those who get the shot should plan to stay for between 15 and 30 minutes for observation.
The state of Wisconsin joined most other states on Tuesday in pausing the distribution of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine after six women suffered rare and severe blood clots following injection. On Wednesday the CDC said they needed more time to study the details in each case before giving the vaccine the green light again.
The cases have also caused a delay in the vaccines’ rollout in Europe and other countries.
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