MADISON, Wis. — Starting tody, every Wisconsinite aged 16 and older is now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Gov. Tony Evers announced the state was opening up vaccine eligibility to anyone 16 or older that wanted the shot last week. By opening up eligibility starting today, Wisconsin is beating President Joe Biden’s goal of every state making everyone eligible for the vaccine by May 1st by about a month.
It comes after the state opened up vaccines to more than 2 million people with select medical conditions on March 11th. Wisconsin first made vaccines available to people aged 65 and older on January 25th.
After a slow start, Wisconsin is now one of the top states in the country when it comes to distributing it vaccines allocated by the federal government. More than 20 percent of the state is now fully vaccinated.
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